# Accident 19730721021869A: Cessna 172A, Denison, TX, July 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1973
- Place: Denison, TX
- Airport: Mc Keon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.7669° N, 96.5807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denison, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7669&lon=-96.5807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7821T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7821T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300-C (registry code 17175, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 12 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721021869A

## Narrative

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

LDG GR HIT SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH AT END OF RNWY.

## 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 FTW74FPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPA01), Jul 21, 1973: Cessna 172 (N7821T), Denison, TX, 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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