# Accident 19730220006471A: Cessna 172E, Sebring, FL, February 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1973
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Air Term
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 27.4729° N, 81.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebring, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4729&lon=-81.4468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3774S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FLD55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730220006471A

## Narrative

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

COMPLETED ENG RUNUP,DRG TAXI HIT BEECH N8932U WHICH HAD STOPPED AFTR LDG AND CLEARED THE RWY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8932U, Beech S35: [Accident 19730220006472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730220006472A)

## 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 MIA73FLD55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD55), Feb 20, 1973: Cessna 172E (N3774S), Sebring, FL, 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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