# Accident 19730503013049A: Cessna 172L, Kona, KY, May 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1973
- Place: Kona, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.1576° N, 82.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kona, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1576&lon=-82.7388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7873G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7873G-1974-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 147 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FLQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLQ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503013049A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD73FLQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLQ28), May 3, 1973: Cessna 172 (N7873G), Kona, KY, 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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