# Accident 19730219003289A: Cessna 180E, Mt.Vernon, IA, February 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1973
- Place: Mt.Vernon, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.9251° N, 91.4252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9251&lon=-91.4252&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9058M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9058M-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73AK051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730219003289A

## Narrative

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

FSS TOLD PLT VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 MKC73AK051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK051), Feb 19, 1973: Cessna 180H (N9058M), Mt.Vernon, IA, 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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