# Accident 19730407010219A: Cessna 172D, Swanton, OH, April 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1973
- Place: Swanton, OH
- Airport: Toledo Express
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.5849° N, 83.8852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swanton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5849&lon=-83.8852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8472U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8472U-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 49 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEI37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730407010219A

## Narrative

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

UN MOVE CTL WHEEL FWD.SUSPECT IMP STOWED BRAKE HANDLE.PRE-IMPACT RELATION NOT DTMND DUE DMG.

## 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 CHI73FEI37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI37), Apr 7, 1973: Cessna 172F (N8472U), Swanton, OH, 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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