# Accident 19730213002039A: Cessna 172F, Elyria, OH, February 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1973
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Wallhead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.3792° N, 82.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elyria, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3792&lon=-82.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8605U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8605U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 79 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEI28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEI28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730213002039A

## Narrative

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

HIT WASHING MACHINE TUB SUPPORTING RNW LITE.

## 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 CHI73DEI28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEI28), Feb 13, 1973: Cessna 172 (N8605U), Elyria, OH, 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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