# Accident 19730221003319A: Cessna 172L, Haines Falls, NY, February 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1973
- Place: Haines Falls, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.1970° N, 74.1009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haines Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1970&lon=-74.1009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7896G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7896G-1974-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730221003319A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC73AN114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN114), Feb 21, 1973: Cessna 172 (N7896G), Haines Falls, NY, destroyed, 1 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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