# Accident 19730706017049A: Mtsbsi MU2B35, N.Wilkesboro, NC, July 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1973
- Place: N.Wilkesboro, NC
- Airport: Wilkes Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 36.2236° N, 81.0986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILKES COUNTY (UKF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2236&lon=-81.0986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,622 total, 2,793 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FKM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730706017049A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD74FKM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKM03), Jul 6, 1973: Mitsubishi MU-2 (N194MA), N.Wilkesboro, NC, 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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