# Accident 19730524013679A: Cessna 14*, Valley Park, MO, May 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1973
- Place: Valley Park, MO
- Airport: Weiss
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.5500° N, 90.4959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley Park, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5500&lon=-90.4959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2835N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2835N-1973-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 14*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 75 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FCA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730524013679A

## Narrative

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

ENG MISSED,BACKFIRED,LOST PWR.

## 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 MKC73FCA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA27), May 24, 1973: Cessna 140 (N2835N), Valley Park, MO, destroyed

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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