# Accident 19730305004169A: Cessna 150H, Athens, AL, March 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1973
- Place: Athens, AL
- Airport: Gilbert Johnson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 34.8029° N, 86.9717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8029&lon=-86.9717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7086S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 91 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FKJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKJ42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730305004169A

## Narrative

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

DRG CLB OUT ACFT SETTLED,PLT DID NOT LWR NOSE DUE LOW ALT.T/D OCRD WITH FULL PWR,DNWND.

## 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 MIA73FKJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKJ42), Mar 5, 1973: Cessna 150 (N7086S), Athens, AL, 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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