# Accident 19730623017239A: Cessna 172H, Preston, ID, June 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1973
- Place: Preston, ID
- Airport: Preston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.1069° N, 111.9126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRESTON (U10), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1069&lon=-111.9126&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2508L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2508L-2024-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 78 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73DYA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730623017239A

## Narrative

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

3RD ATMT TO LAND DNWND.

## 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 SEA73DYA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA34), Jun 23, 1973: Cessna 172 (N2508L), Preston, ID, 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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