# Accident 19730520012809A: Cessna 172M, Mt.Vernon, IN, May 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1973
- Place: Mt.Vernon, IN
- Airport: Mt Vernon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.9370° N, 87.8959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9370&lon=-87.8959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19984, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19984-1988-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 230 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730520012809A

## Narrative

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

APCH SPEED APRX 80MPH DID NOT USE FLAPS.TURF STRIP 2500FT LONG NO OBSTRUCTIONS ON APCH TO RWY 36.

## 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 CHI73DEA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA34), May 20, 1973: Cessna 172 (N19984), Mt.Vernon, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N19984 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870325009319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870325009319A), Mar 25, 1987: Cessna 172M (N19984), Shelbyville, IN, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion and the aircraft struck an overpass. Pilot overflew a planned refueling stop

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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