# Accident 19730419008249A: Cessna 172K, Alva, OK, April 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1973
- Place: Alva, OK
- Airport: Alva Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 36.7736° N, 98.6712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALVA RGNL (AVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7736&lon=-98.6712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84391, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84391) (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 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,655 total, 204 in this make and model, 282 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DPJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730419008249A

## Narrative

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

PLT RCVD WEA BDCST VIA RADIO 6 HRS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.WNDS INCREASED TO 35 KTS/GUSTING 50K AFTR DEP

## 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 FTW73DPJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPJ16), Apr 19, 1973: Cessna 172 (N84391), Alva, OK, 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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