# Accident 19730325006399A: Cessna 170, Georgetown, SC, March 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1973
- Place: Georgetown, SC
- Airport: Georgetown County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.3114° N, 79.3203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GEORGETOWN COUNTY (GGE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3114&lon=-79.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2557V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2557V-1974-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 4 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FLG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325006399A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA73FLG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG38), Mar 25, 1973: Cessna 170 (N2557V), Georgetown, SC, 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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