# NTSB IAD71FIA20: Cessna 175, N7193M, Hillsboro, VA, May 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1971
- Place: Hillsboro, VA · HILLSBORO, VA
- Location: 39.2008° N, 77.7234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2008&lon=-77.7234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FIA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0482  71/5/13    HILLSBORO,VA        CESSNA 175          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 900
        TIME - 1920                    N7193M              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRCH HOLLOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DULLES INTL ARPT,DC         MARTINSBURG,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          CONTROLLED VFR
        REMARKS- PLT WAS ADVISED BY FSS WEA WAS IFR. FLEW INTO RAIN SHWRS ENROUTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7193M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7193M-1972-11-20), registration cancelled 1972-11-20, S/N 55493 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Birch Hollow

## Other investigations on N7193M (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI66D0742](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0742), May 5, 1966: Cessna 175 (N7193M), Mansfield, OH, substantial damage

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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