# Accident 19730907032709A: Cessna 140A, Tacoma, WA, September 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1973
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: South Tacoma
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.2175° N, 122.4882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at South Tacoma Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2175&lon=-122.4882&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5396C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5396C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 27 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730907032709A

## Narrative

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

OIL DIRT RWY

## 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 SEA74DYE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE11), Sep 7, 1973: Cessna 140A (N5396C), Tacoma, WA, 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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