19730221003319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Haines Falls, NY · February 21, 1973

Date
February 21, 1973
Place
Haines Falls, NY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7896G
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73AN114
Reported as
Cessna 172L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
52 total52 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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.

Hit mtn at night. Rcvrd 2/22/73.

As the FAA filed it

HIT MTN AT NIGHT.RCVRD 2/22/73.

NTSB investigation

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