# Accident 19730105000049A: Amtr 5071841, Meridian, MS, January 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1973
- Place: Meridian, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 32.3643° N, 88.7037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3643&lon=-88.7037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6884G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 5071841
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 62 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73AM070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730105000049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RECOVERY DATE 1/6/73.HIT LTD TV TWR GUY WIRE 585 FT AGL.PLT ADVSD VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA73AM070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM070), Jan 5, 1973: Cessna 150 (N6884G), Meridian, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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