UNK64X0210

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175A · Trinidad, CO · January 10, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 10, 1964
Place
Trinidad, CO · TRINIDAD, CO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7958TCessna 175A
Status
Completed · report August 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185811

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0387  64/1/10    TRINIDAD COLO       CESSNA 175A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 975
        TIME - 2000                    N7958T              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 952 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          *ERROR-INVALID CODE*                                     NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N7958T
Reported as
Cessna 175A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.