19730221002159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Richardsville, VA · February 21, 1973

Date: February 21, 1973
Place: Richardsville, VA
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5149A
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC73FIA12
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,060 total1,700 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N5149ARegistration cancelled Apr 23, 1974 · Cessna 172S/N 28149 Airframe modelCessna 172

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Search for escaped convict. Rapid tkof,abt 450FT,un clr trees aprx 50FT hi.

As the FAA filed it

SEARCH FOR ESCAPED CONVICT.RAPID TKOF,ABT 450FT,UN CLR TREES APRX 50FT HI.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC73FIA12Accident · No injuriesClosedRichardsville, VAFeb 21, 1973 · Destroyed