# Accident 19730212002659A: Cessna 172C, Ripley, WV, February 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1973
- Place: Ripley, WV
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 38.8216° N, 81.7093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ripley, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8216&lon=-81.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1353Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1353Y-1975-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,339 total, 580 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FIJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730212002659A

## Narrative

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

INTNTL T/D ABT 1000FT BFR END OF STRIP,UN STOP ON STRIP,LDG ABORTED.UN CLR 50FT POWERLINE.

## 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 NYC73FIJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIJ18), Feb 12, 1973: Cessna 172 (N1353Y), Ripley, WV, substantial damage

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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