# Accident 19731007031849A: Cessna 172, Asheville, NC, October 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1973
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.6009° N, 82.5540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6009&lon=-82.5540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5970A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5970A-2012-08-22) (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: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731007031849A

## Narrative

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

O-RING,P/N 95-4803 ALLOWD BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF R BRAKE.

## 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 IAD74DKM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM21), Oct 7, 1973: Cessna 172 (N5970A), Asheville, NC, 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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