# Accident 19730518011859A: Cessna 172G, Braithwaite, LA, May 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1973
- Place: Braithwaite, LA
- Airport: Braithwaite Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 29.8663° N, 89.9437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Braithwaite, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8663&lon=-89.9437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1195F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1195F-1974-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730518011859A

## Narrative

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

PLT ON 2ND SOLO FLT,1ST FROM FLD INVOLVED.HIT PWR LINES APRX 30FT HI ABT 350FT SHORT OF RWY.

## 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 FTW73FRD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD28), May 18, 1973: Cessna 172 (N1195F), Braithwaite, LA, 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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