# Accident 19730722022079A: Cessna 190, Beaumont, TX, July 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1973
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Airport: Beaumont Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.0702° N, 94.2151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAUMONT MUNI (BMT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0702&lon=-94.2151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9893A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9893A-2018-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 190 (registry code 2072902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,222 total, 490 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730722022079A

## Narrative

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

PLT HEARD LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY ENG FAIL LND IN WET RICE FLD.NR 5 PISTN FND BRKN.

## 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 FTW74DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA06), Jul 22, 1973: Cessna 190 (N9893A), Beaumont, 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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