# Accident 19730603014719A: Cessna 172D, Birmingham, AL, June 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1973
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3824R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3824R-1974-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 225 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603014719A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LNDD IN TREES.PLT RPTD FUEL TANK VENT OBSTD.NO FUEL FOUND IN EITHER TANK-NO SIGNS OF LEAKS.

## 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 MIA73DKJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ65), Jun 3, 1973: Cessna 172H (N3824R), Birmingham, AL, 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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