# Accident 19730817023309A: Cessna 172K, Lake Lure, NC, August 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1973
- Place: Lake Lure, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.4480° N, 82.2020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Lure, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4480&lon=-82.2020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79474, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79474-2024-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 12 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FKM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817023309A

## Narrative

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

GRND SPEED LESS THAN PREDICTED. RAN OUT OF FUEL. CRASHED ON HIWAY.

## 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 IAD74FKM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKM13), Aug 17, 1973: Cessna 172 (N79474), Lake Lure, NC, 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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