# Accident 19730315005189A: Cessna 172F, Daleville, AL, March 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1973
- Place: Daleville, AL
- Airport: Cairns Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.2758° N, 85.7134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAIRNS AAF (FORT RUCKER) (OZR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2758&lon=-85.7134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8721U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8721U-2018-06-04) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 18 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730315005189A

## Narrative

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

INFLT,PLT AWARE OF LOW FUEL STATE.APCH TO CAIRNS THOUGHT DOTHAN,GOARND ENG QUIT.HIWAY LDG,HIT SIGN

## 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 MIA73DKJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ46), Mar 15, 1973: Cessna 172 (N8721U), Daleville, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8721U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910905045399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910905045399I), Sep 5, 1991: Cessna 172F (N8721U), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion on crosscountry flight. Forced landing on highway. On rollout right wing hit a sign.

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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