# Accident 19730405007199A: Cessna 172, Othello, WA, April 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1973
- Place: Othello, WA
- Airport: Othello
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 46.7942° N, 119.0801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OTHELLO MUNI (S70), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7942&lon=-119.0801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7021T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7021T) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,066 total, 18 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73DYG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730405007199A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 30K.WX RPTD BY USAF FOR TACOMA BY TELEPHONE.HIT SOFT DIRT,NSE GR COLLAPSED.

## 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 SEA73DYG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG26), Apr 5, 1973: Cessna 172 (N7021T), Othello, 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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