19730416009669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Fitzgerald, GA · April 16, 1973

Date
April 16, 1973
Place
Fitzgerald, GA
Airport
Fitzgerald
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4249Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73FKG70
Reported as
Cessna 172L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,323 total610 in this make and model205 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.

Plt familiar with arpt thought lndg on unltd grass rwy. Lndd in adjacent plowed field.

As the FAA filed it

PLT FAMILIAR WITH ARPT THOUGHT LNDG ON UNLTD GRASS RWY.LNDD IN ADJACENT PLOWED FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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