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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Hastings, MI · April 7, 1973

Date
April 7, 1973
Place
Hastings, MI
Airport
Hastings
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20122
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI73FEM47
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
282 total7 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Circled farm to drop small pkg. Acft headed for hill and trees,un clr,settled into trees.

As the FAA filed it

CIRCLED FARM TO DROP SMALL PKG.ACFT HEADED FOR HILL AND TREES,UN CLR,SETTLED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.