# Accident 19730117003119A: Cessna A185E, Warroad, MN, January 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1973
- Place: Warroad, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 48.9159° N, 95.3263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warroad, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9159&lon=-95.3263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5841J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5841J-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FER36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730117003119A

## Narrative

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

LACK OF VISUAL REFERENCE.PLT EXPIRED 8 DAYS AFTR ACDT.

## 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 MKC73FER36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER36), Jan 17, 1973: Cessna A185E (N5841J), Warroad, MN, destroyed

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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