# Accident 19730909031552A: Cessna 172K, Deerpark, NY, September 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Deerpark, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 40.7614° N, 73.3217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Park, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7614&lon=-73.3217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79269, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79269) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 18 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DHJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909031552A

## Narrative

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

L WING OF CESSNA N60616 STRUCK ROTATING PROP OF N79269.CESSNA N60616 L OF TAXIWAY CTR LINE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N60616, Cessna 150J: [Accident 19730909031551A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909031551A)

## 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 NYC74DHJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHJ15), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 172K (N79269), Deerpark, NY, minor 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.