# Accident 19730619019342A: Cessna 172E, Moss Beach, CA, June 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1973
- Place: Moss Beach, CA
- Airport: Halfmoon Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.5134° N, 122.5012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HALF MOON BAY (HAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5134&lon=-122.5012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5562T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5562T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 113 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DVM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619019342A

## Narrative

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

CRUSHED RUDDER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N17147, Cessna 150L: [Accident 19730619019341A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619019341A)

## 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 OAK73DVM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM39), Jun 19, 1973: Cessna 172 (N5562T), Moss Beach, CA, incident, minor 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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