# Accident 19730722021669A: Cessna 175, Mariposa, CA, July 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1973
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Airport: Maripose-Yosemite
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.4912° N, 119.9732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mariposa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4912&lon=-119.9732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7463M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7463M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,228 total, 34 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730722021669A

## Narrative

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

PLT SECURED ENGINE DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION.HIT ROCK FENCE.

## 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 OAK74FVA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA06), Jul 22, 1973: Cessna 175 (N7463M), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7463M (1)

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

- [Accident 19980911033219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980911033219A), Sep 11, 1998: Cessna 175 (N7463M), Emmett, ID, Substantial damage. -23 Engine quit on take-off, landed in a cow pasture. The aircraft flipped over during landing roll. During recovery of aircraft from cow pasture, o fuel was…

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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