# NTSB CHI81FA096: Cessna 175, N7234M, Fenton, IL, September 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1981
- Place: Fenton, IL · FENTON, IL
- Location: 41.7306° N, 90.0301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fenton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7306&lon=-90.0301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1908   81/9/6    FENTON,IL           CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 353
        TIME - 1010                    N7234M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,WI                   MACON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7234M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7234M-1982-02-01), registration cancelled 1982-02-01, S/N 55534, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Trent

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810906055689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906055689A), Sep 6, 1981: Cessna 175, Fenton, IL, Destroyed. Flying VFR, struck powerlines. Low ceiling and visibility conditions. First flight in type. Was advised no go.

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.

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