# Accident 19730712020069A: Cessna 172G, Chester, MT, July 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1973
- Place: Chester, MT
- Airport: Liberty County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 48.5107° N, 110.9909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIBERTY COUNTY (LTY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5107&lon=-110.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3809L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3809L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 650 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DTI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730712020069A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA74DTI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI04), Jul 12, 1973: Cessna 172 (N3809L), Chester, MT, 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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