# Accident 19730812032869A: Cessna 172L, Mammoth Lks, CA, August 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1973
- Place: Mammoth Lks, CA
- Airport: Mammoth Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 37.6244° N, 118.9884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mammoth Lakes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6244&lon=-118.9884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7736G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7736G) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DXQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812032869A

## Narrative

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

NSE WHL STRUT BROKE,DMGD BOTH WGS,FUSE,HRZNTL STAB AND PROP.

## 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 OAK74DXQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ06), Aug 12, 1973: Cessna 172 (N7736G), Mammoth Lks, CA, 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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