# Accident 19730419009849A: Cessna 172F, Maricopa, AZ, April 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1973
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5564R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5564R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 13 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUJ79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730419009849A

## Narrative

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

X-C ROUTING INDIRECT.BECAME LOST & RAN OUT OF FUEL. LND ON DIRT ROAD,L WG HIT FENCE.

## 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 LAX73DUJ79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ79), Apr 19, 1973: Cessna 172 (N5564R), Maricopa, AZ, 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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