# Accident 19730309022389A: Cessna 172F, Mcclellanville, SC, March 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1973
- Place: Mcclellanville, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 33.0807° N, 79.4547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McClellanville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0807&lon=-79.4547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5310R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5310R-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 188 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73AI005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730309022389A

## Narrative

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

DMG,INJ PRESUMED.PERSONAL EFFECTS FOUND AND IDENTIFIED.WRECKAGE PARTS FOUND,NO POS IDENTIFICATION.

## 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 IAD73AI005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI005), Mar 9, 1973: Cessna 172F (N5310R), Mcclellanville, SC, destroyed, 2 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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