# Accident 19730727035892A: Cessna 172D, Yukon, OK, July 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1973
- Place: Yukon, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.5340° N, 97.6469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5340&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78297, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78297-1973-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74AF005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730727035892A

## Narrative

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

FAR 91.67 APPLIES.FLT CK INDICATED HOLES IN ATC RADAR SYSTEM.VSBY RESTRICTED BY HI WING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N127, Boeing 72761: [Accident 19730727035891A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730727035891A)

## 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 FTW74AF005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF005), Jul 27, 1973: Cessna 172K (N78297), Yukon, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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