# Accident 19730326013769A: Cessna 175, Ocala, FL, March 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1973
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9417B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9417B-1995-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 285 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLD66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730326013769A

## Narrative

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

LWR THAN NML APCH ENCTRD DWNDFT T/D ABT 100 YARDS SHORT OF RWY.WHEELS DUG IN SOFT GND.

## 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 MIA73DLD66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD66), Mar 26, 1973: Cessna 175 (N9417B), Ocala, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9417B (1)

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

- [Accident 19950322005559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950322005559A), Mar 22, 1995: Cessna 208B (N9417B), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck mountainside on localizer DME approach in IFR conditions. Pilot appeared fatigue. Read backs incorrect.

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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