# Accident 19730828031469A: Cessna 172G, Anchorage, AK, August 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1973
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5758R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5758R-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 140 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730828031469A

## Narrative

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

CARB HEAT FRICTION LOCK INOP.SLID TO FULL HOT POS.FLOAT EQUIPPED.WG HIT TREE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5758R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770813024039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770813024039A), Aug 13, 1977: Cessna 172G (N5758R), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Avoiding boat. Wingtip,float caught water,cartwheeled.

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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