# NTSB FTW73AF057: Cessna 172G, N7539G, Tuttle, OK, April 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1973
- Place: Tuttle, OK · TUTTLE, OK
- Location: 35.3139° N, 97.7536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuttle, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3139&lon=-97.7536&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73AF057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0600   73/4/7    TUTTLE,OKLA         CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 133
        TIME - 2008                    N7539G              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUSKOGEE,OKLA               LAWTON,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       49
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DIDNT CK WEA UNTIL ENROUTE. LOST CTL DURING RAPCON ASSISTANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7539G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7539G-1973-04-19), registration cancelled 1973-04-19, S/N 1725239, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730407007239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730407007239A), Apr 7, 1973: Cessna 172D, Tuttle, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Didnt ck wea until enroute. Lost ctl during rapcon assistance.

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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