# Accident 19730208003459A: Cessna 172A, Pilot Knob, MO, February 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1973
- Place: Pilot Knob, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.6220° N, 90.6446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Knob, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6220&lon=-90.6446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7386T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7386T-1974-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730208003459A

## Narrative

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

PIPE LINE PATROL.NR 3 INTAKE VALVE FAILED.UNABLE TO CLR TREES DUE LOW ALT-400FT,AGL.

## 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 MKC73DCA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCA15), Feb 8, 1973: Cessna 172 (N7386T), Pilot Knob, MO, 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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