# Accident 19751016032949A: Cessna 172, Lake Hawkins, TX, October 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1975
- Place: Lake Hawkins, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N7295A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7295A-2015-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751016032949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT STOLEN,CRASHED IN LAKE WHEN ENG QUIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW76FRJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ11), Oct 16, 1975: Cessna 172 (N7295A), Lake Hawkins, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7295A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950729020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950729020269A), Jul 29, 1995: Cessna 172 (N7295A), Niles, MI, Substantial damage. Lost power after over flying destination by six miles. Nosed over landing. Fuel tanks were empty. (-23) on July 29, 1995, a Cessna 172, N7295A, piloted by a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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