# Accident 19730422011929A: Cessna 172H, Winterset, IA, April 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1973
- Place: Winterset, IA
- Airport: Winterset
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.3628° N, 94.0212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINTERSET MUNI (3Y3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3628&lon=-94.0212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1478F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1478F) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422011929A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC73DCD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD57), Apr 22, 1973: Cessna 172 (N1478F), Winterset, IA, 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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