# Accident 19730316005039A: Cessna A150K, Pen Argyl, PA, March 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1973
- Place: Pen Argyl, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.8678° N, 75.2539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pen Argyl, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8678&lon=-75.2539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23310, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23310-1973-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730316005039A

## Narrative

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

RCVRY DATE 3/17/73.PLT RCVD SPECIAL VFR CLNC TO ABE.DRG VOR ORENTATION HIT SIDE OF MTN.

## 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 NYC73FHA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA17), Mar 16, 1973: Cessna 150H (N23310), Pen Argyl, PA, destroyed

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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