# NTSB UNK64X0210: Cessna 175A, N7958T, Trinidad, CO, January 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1964
- Place: Trinidad, CO · TRINIDAD, CO
- Location: 37.1762° N, 104.4903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trinidad, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1762&lon=-104.4903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0210
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0210

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7958T-1964-02-17), registration cancelled 1964-02-17, S/N 56658 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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