# Accident 19730403008149A: Cessna 172, Chehalis, WA, April 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1973
- Place: Chehalis, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 46.6642° N, 122.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chehalis, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6642&lon=-122.9654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6718A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6718A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 26 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73DYE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYE30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730403008149A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD TO CLIMB WITH FULL PWR,CARB HEAT ON AND FLAPS 20 DEG.FIRST FLT IN TYPE ACFT IN 2 YRS.

## 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 SEA73DYE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYE30), Apr 3, 1973: Cessna 172 (N6718A), Chehalis, WA, 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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