# Accident 19731010032639A: Cessna 172K, Williamsburg, KY, October 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1973
- Place: Williamsburg, KY
- Airport: Cumberland Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.7387° N, 84.1657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsburg, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7387&lon=-84.1657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7042G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7042G) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 14 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FLQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731010032639A

## Narrative

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

HI APCH.ALLOWED A/S TO BUILD.HIT EMBANKMENT OF SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 IAD74FLQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ12), Oct 10, 1973: Cessna 172K (N7042G), Williamsburg, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7042G (1)

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

- [Incident 19791210047489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791210047489I), Dec 10, 1979: Cessna 172 (N7042G), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. VFR pilot flying into IFR conditions made precautionary landing on military reservation.

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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