# Accident 19730705030859A: Cessna 172, Goleta, CA, July 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1973
- Place: Goleta, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4190F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4190F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 300 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705030859A

## Narrative

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

FUEL TANK VENT KIT NIS.PLT MISUNDERSTOOD PLACARD,POS TO BOTH TANKS VICE 1 TANK.LND ON CURVING ROAD

## 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 LAX74DUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUQ01), Jul 5, 1973: Cessna 172 (N4190F), Goleta, CA, 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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