# NTSB FTW68A0038: Cessna 175, N7162M, Willis, TX, October 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1967
- Place: Willis, TX · WILLIS, TX
- Location: 30.4342° N, 95.4842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willis, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4342&lon=-95.4842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0898   67/10/9   WILLIS,TEX          CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 750
        TIME - 1130                    N7162M              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS AWARE OF EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION AND MALFUNCTION OF ENGINE.NUMBER 1 PISTON DISINTEGRATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7162M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7162M-1967-11-16), registration cancelled 1967-11-16, S/N 55462 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (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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