# Accident 19730420008039A: Cessna 172H, Burnsville, NC, April 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1973
- Place: Burnsville, NC
- Airport: Mtn Wilderness
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.9163° N, 82.2978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burnsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9163&lon=-82.2978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3872R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3872R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 162 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FKM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKM34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730420008039A

## Narrative

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

SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED.3 WERE FOUND CLEAN,THREE WERE SMUTTY.

## 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 IAD73FKM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKM34), Apr 20, 1973: Cessna 172H (N3872R), Burnsville, NC, 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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