# Accident 19730811024799A: Cessna 172L, Preston, ID, August 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1973
- Place: Preston, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.0994° N, 111.8807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Preston, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0994&lon=-111.8807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7725G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7725G-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74AD007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811024799A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CANYON,UN OUTCLIMB TERRAIN.STALLED DRG ATTMPTD TURN ARND. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 10000 FT.

## 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 DEN74AD007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD007), Aug 11, 1973: Cessna 172L (N7725G), Preston, ID, substantial damage, 1 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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