# Accident 19730805041289A: Cessna 172M, S Parkman, OH, August 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1973
- Place: S Parkman, OH
- Airport: Gates Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.3511° N, 81.0979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GATES (7D8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3511&lon=-81.0979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19940, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19940) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 135 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEI23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730805041289A

## Narrative

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

ACFT SETTLED INTO BRUSH APRX 50FT SHORT OF RWY HIT ELEV RWY EMBANKMENT.

## 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 CHI74FEI23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI23), Aug 5, 1973: Cessna 172 (N19940), S Parkman, OH, 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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