Cessna 175 accident near Pine Bluff, AR
On June 8, 2016, a Cessna 175 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pine Bluff, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 8, 2016
- Place
- Pine Bluff, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.116°N, 92.211°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160608X10630
Official records · CEN16FA210
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control - Radar Plot: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Memorandum for Record – Communication Summary Cessna and Continental on Vapor Lock: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 8, 2016, about 1700 central daylight time, a Cessna 175 airplane, N6649E, nosed over during a forced landing following an inflight loss of engine power near Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The private pilot was fatally injured and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was owned by Shepard Group LLC and was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed from the Star City Municipal Airport (55M), near Star City, Arkansas and was destined for the Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (MEZ), near Mena, Arkansas. A Trooper from the Arkansas State Police interviewed the passenger while the passenger was in the hospital. The passenger stated that the airplane was "loaded up" and it took off northwest bound from 55M. The airplane was about 4,800 feet and "everything was going good." About "15 or 20" minutes after takeoff, the engine started "stalling in and out." The RPMs were going "up and down." The pilot tried to troubleshoot the power issue and was not able to remedy it. The pilot turned the airplane around and attempted to return to 55M. The pilot determined that the flight could not make it back and they started looking for a dirt road to land on. A road was found. However, the airplane was going too fast and was too high, so the pilot attempted to circle back around. About 150 feet off the ground, the "engine cut out and the
Probable cause
A loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because a test run of the engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident were the tree stumps at the forced landing site.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
