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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Kona, KY · May 3, 1973

Date
May 3, 1973
Place
Kona, KY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7873G
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD73FLQ28
Reported as
Cessna 172L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
197 total147 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Enctrd worsening wx elected to make a clbg turn to the r.hit trees on mtn at aprx 3000FT MSL.

As the FAA filed it

ENCTRD WORSENING WX ELECTED TO MAKE A CLBG TURN TO THE R.HIT TREES ON MTN AT APRX 3000FT MSL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.