# Accident 19730418009039A: Cessna 172D, Follett, TX, April 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1973
- Place: Follett, TX
- Airport: Follett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 36.4340° N, 100.1408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Follett, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4340&lon=-100.1408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78587, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78587-1973-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 40 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DQG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG38-201512) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730418009039A

## Narrative

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

PIC ATTEMPTED ENROUTE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MISC-PILOT BLINDED BY LIGHTNING FLASH

## 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 FTW73DQG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG38-201512), Apr 18, 1973: Cessna 172K (N78587), Follett, TX, 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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