# NTSB FTW84LA092: Cessna 175, N7666M, Washington, OK, December 10, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 10, 1983, 08:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place: Washington, OK
- Coordinates: 35.109157, -97.490364 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1092&lon=-97.4904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA092
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21230/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA092

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

ABOUT 15 MIN AFTER TKOF THE PLT BECAME AWARE THAT THE GROUND BELOW WAS COVERED WITH FOG. THE PLT FOUND A HOLD IN THE OBSCURED CEILING, DESCENDED AND ESTABLISHED VISUAL CONTACT WITH A FIELD. AFTER CIRCLING THE PLT LANDED IN THE FIELD. ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE FIELD THE ACFT HIT A RIDGE AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. FULL RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED PRIOR TO INITIAL CONDUCT WITH A TREE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7666M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 55966
- Airframe hours: 2178
- Engines: CONTINENTAL GO-300-A 175 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James H. & Linda J. Wicker
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 26, 1983, 25 hours before
- Departed: F29, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Destination: F30, SULPHUR, OK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 60 total, 25 in this make and model, 32 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 4 knots
- Temperature: 43 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19831210060519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831210060519A), Dec 10, 1983: Cessna 175, Washington, OK, Destroyed. Pilot continued flight into foggy conditions and attempted to land through hole in fog, crashing into trees.

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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