# Accident 19730324006709A: Cessna 172H, Dallas, TX, March 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1973
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: White Rock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8151L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8151L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DPA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730324006709A

## Narrative

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

PLT TAXIED DWNWND,WND GUSTING 50K.GUST PICKED UP TAIL,FLIPPED ACFT ON BACK.

## 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 FTW73DPA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPA28), Mar 24, 1973: Cessna 172 (N8151L), Dallas, TX, 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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