# Accident 19730718021239A: Cessna 182L, Dunkirk, NY, July 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: Dunkirk, NY
- Airport: Dunkirk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.4744° N, 79.3472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Dunkirk Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4744&lon=-79.3472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42213, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42213-1977-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DFJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718021239A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR PARTIALLY FAILED REARWARD TELESCOPING DMG AFT THRU TUNNEL AREA.

## 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 NYC74DFJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ02), Jul 18, 1973: Cessna 182 (N42213), Dunkirk, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N42213 (1)

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

- [Accident 19761023037229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761023037229A), Oct 23, 1976: Cessna 182L (N42213), Shaw, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilots blood alcohol level 0.157 .

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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