# Accident 19730221002159A: Cessna 172, Richardsville, VA, February 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1973
- Place: Richardsville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.4001° N, 77.7289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richardsville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4001&lon=-77.7289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5149A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5149A-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,060 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FIA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730221002159A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 NYC73FIA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIA12), Feb 21, 1973: Cessna 172 (N5149A), Richardsville, VA, destroyed

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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