# NTSB FTW73FPA25: Cessna 175, N7649M, Greenville, TX, March 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1973
- Place: Greenville, TX · GREENVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.1384° N, 96.1108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1384&lon=-96.1108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0539   73/3/2    GREENVILLE,TEX      CESSNA 175          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 220
        TIME - 1815                    N7649M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SULPHUR SPRINGS,TEX         FORT WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- IMPAIRED FOR UNDET REASON.ACFT CLIMBING AND DIVING AT STEEP ANGLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7649M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7649M-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 55949 (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

## 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 19730302010709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730302010709A), Mar 2, 1973: Cessna 175A, Greenville, TX, Destroyed. Impaired for undet reason. Acft climbing and diving at steep angle.

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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