# Accident 19730412007989A: Cessna 172A, Ft.Smith, AR, April 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1973
- Place: Ft.Smith, AR
- Airport: Ft Smith Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.3366° N, 94.3661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT SMITH RGNL (FSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3366&lon=-94.3661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7480T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7480T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 42 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DPG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730412007989A

## Narrative

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

PLT OVERFLEW AN ARPT IN ATTEMPT TO REACH DEST.IN AIR 3HRS 45MIN SINCE REFUEL.

## 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 FTW73DPG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG44), Apr 12, 1973: Cessna 172A (N7480T), Ft.Smith, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7480T (1)

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

- [Incident 19780414012499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780414012499I), Apr 14, 1978: Cessna 172 (N7480T), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot mistook road for runway and landed,nose wheel struck curbing.

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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