# NTSB FTW66A0007: Cessna 172, N7031A, 2e Chelsea, OK, July 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1965
- Place: 2e Chelsea, OK · 2E CHELSEA, OK
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0753  65/7/25    2E CHELSEA OKLA     CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 130
        TIME - 0355                    N7031A              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- NO INDICATION PILOT HAD FLOWN AT NIGHT BEFORE ACCIDENT.TERRAIN WAS DARK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7031A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7031A-1965-09-28), registration cancelled 1965-09-28, S/N 29131 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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