# Accident 19730214005299A: Cessna 172D, Perry, FL, February 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1973
- Place: Perry, FL
- Airport: Perry
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 30.1091° N, 83.5823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1091&lon=-83.5823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84051, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84051-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 173 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73AM084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730214005299A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDET REASON.TSTM IN AREA.PIECE OF BULLET FOUND IN PLTS HEART.

## 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 MIA73AM084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM084), Feb 14, 1973: Cessna 172K (N84051), Perry, FL, 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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