# Accident 19730907028239A: Cessna 182F, Elkhart, IN, September 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1973
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3260U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3260U-1983-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 455 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FET09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730907028239A

## 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 CHI74FET09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET09), Sep 7, 1973: Cessna 182F (N3260U), Elkhart, IN, 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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