# Accident 19730910035229A: Cessna 172D, Silverado, CA, September 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1973
- Place: Silverado, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.7482° N, 117.6285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverado, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7482&lon=-117.6285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7636X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7636X-1973-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910035229A

## Narrative

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

OBS SAW ACFT DSCND FROM LOW CLDS IN POOR VIS.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.11 PCT.FSS ADVSD 24HR DELAY

## 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 LAX74AL020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL020), Sep 10, 1973: Cessna 172 (N7636X), Silverado, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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