# Accident 19730708019849A: Cessna 172C, Libby, MT, July 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1973
- Place: Libby, MT
- Airport: Abandon Air Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 48.3864° N, 115.5564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Libby, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3864&lon=-115.5564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8353X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8353X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 25 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DTI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708019849A

## Narrative

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

HIT PWR LINES OVR RIVER.NS GR COLLAPSED LDG ON 12IN HIGH GRASS STRIP.

## 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 SEA74DTI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI03), Jul 8, 1973: Cessna 172 (N8353X), Libby, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8353X (1)

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

- [Incident 19960215010499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960215010499I), Feb 15, 1996: Cessna 172C (N8353X), Troutdale, OR, Minor damage. Narrative: according to pilot, he was taxiing from the run-up area for takeoff. An unexpected gust of wind from the right rear caused the a/c to tip onto the…

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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