19730325006399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Georgetown, SC · March 25, 1973

Date
March 25, 1973
Place
Georgetown, SC
Airport
Georgetown County
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2557V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73FLG38
Reported as
Cessna 170
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
593 total4 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt ckd fuel in tanks bfr tkof,r fuel tank cap found off.

As the FAA filed it

PLT CKD FUEL IN TANKS BFR TKOF,R FUEL TANK CAP FOUND OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.