# Accident 19731006032599A: Cessna 172, Caledonia, OH, October 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1973
- Place: Caledonia, OH
- Airport: Gist Elevator
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 40.6364° N, 82.9695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caledonia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6364&lon=-82.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7121T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7121T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731006032599A

## Narrative

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

CARB HEAT FLEX TUBING COLLAPSED DUE TO BRKN SUPPORT WIRES.ENG.LOST PWR WHEN CARB HEAT APPLIED.

## 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 CHI74FEK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK06), Oct 6, 1973: Cessna 172 (N7121T), Caledonia, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7121T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740309004279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740309004279A), Mar 9, 1974: Cessna 172 (N7121T), OH, 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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