# Accident 19730826024929A: Cessna 172C, Huntngtn Bh, CA, August 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Huntngtn Bh, CA
- Airport: Meadowlark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.6613° N, 121.6936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWLARK FLD (63CN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6613&lon=-121.6936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8248X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8248X-2018-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 22 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826024929A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX74FUA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA04), Aug 26, 1973: Cessna 172C (N8248X), Huntngtn Bh, 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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