# Accident 19730511015709A: Cessna 172M, Algona, IA, May 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1973
- Place: Algona, IA
- Airport: Algona Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.0778° N, 94.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALGONA MUNI (AXA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0778&lon=-94.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20028 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 35 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCD59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511015709A

## Narrative

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

INFLT 2HR 50MIN FUEL EX FOR UNDTMND REASONS.LNDD ON RD,FRONT SEAT PAX ACDNTLY STEPPED ON R BRAKE.

## 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 MKC73DCD59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD59), May 11, 1973: Cessna 172 (N20028), Algona, 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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