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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · St Augustine, FL · May 13, 1973

Date
May 13, 1973
Place
St Augustine, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9879G
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73FLA37
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
137 total40 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Full flap slo flt practice. Acft obsvd 150-200FT AGL nose hi entrd l dscndg spiral turn.

As the FAA filed it

FULL FLAP SLO FLT PRACTICE.ACFT OBSVD 150-200FT AGL NOSE HI ENTRD L DSCNDG SPIRAL TURN.

NTSB investigation

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