# Accident 19730228003869A: Cessna 175, Geff, IL, February 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1973
- Place: Geff, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.4425° N, 88.4042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geff, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4425&lon=-88.4042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9293B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9293B-1973-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 410 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEY22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEY22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730228003869A

## Narrative

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

NR 3 CONNECTING ROD CAP,NUTS AND BOLTS NOT FOUND.STALL TYPE LDG MADE INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI73FEY22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEY22), Feb 28, 1973: Cessna 175 (N9293B), Geff, IL, 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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