# Accident 19730903029409A: Cessna 182H, Bagdad, AZ, September 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1973
- Place: Bagdad, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.5772° N, 113.1768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bagdad, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5772&lon=-113.1768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2563G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2563G-2020-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 14 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903029409A

## Narrative

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

COLL W ROCKY TERRAIN.BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE FOUND TO BE EMPTY.FUEL SLCTR HANDLE BROKEN.

## 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 LAX74FUJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ15), Sep 3, 1973: Cessna 182 (N2563G), Bagdad, AZ, 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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