# Accident 19730622018829A: Cessna 182M, Hickory, NC, June 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1973
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91688, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91688-1976-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 13 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DKM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730622018829A

## Narrative

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

NO WX BRIEF,RADIO INOP.PENETRATED TSTM,OVERSTRESSED WINGS AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 IAD73DKM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM49), Jun 22, 1973: Cessna 182 (N91688), Hickory, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N91688 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760825029049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760825029049A), Aug 25, 1976: Cessna 182M (N91688), Kimball, WV, Destroyed. Landed on hwy swerved to miss oncoming car. Throttle ctl disconnected fm carb.

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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