# Accident 19730525017609A: Cessna 172G, Elton, PA, May 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1973
- Place: Elton, PA
- Airport: Johnstown-Cambria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.2798° N, 78.8022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2798&lon=-78.8022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1138F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1138F-1991-04-02) (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: 74 total, 12 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FGM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730525017609A

## Narrative

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

ENCTRD DETERIORATING WX COND UN CONT FLT VFR.RQSD FSS ASSIST.UN PROVIDE DUE OTR EMGCY.WPAFB BRIEF.

## 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 NYC73FGM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM32), May 25, 1973: Cessna 172G (N1138F), Elton, PA, 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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