# NTSB FTW74AF025: Cessna 175, N7685M, Wister, OK, October 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1973
- Place: Wister, OK · WISTER, OK
- Location: 34.9697° N, 94.7206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wister, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9697&lon=-94.7206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF025-201610

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3307  73/10/27 NR.WISTER,OKLA        CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 353
        TIME - 0943                    N7685M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ALVA,OKLA                   POTEAU,OKLA                  STILLWATER,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO OBSCURED MTN SLOPE. RECOVERED 10/28/73.PLT ADVSD VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED BY FSS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7685M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7685M-1974-01-09), registration cancelled 1974-01-09, S/N 55985 (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 19731027036879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731027036879A), Oct 27, 1973: Cessna 175, Wister, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into obscured mtn slope. Recovered 10/28/73.plt advsd VFR flt not recommended by fss.

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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