# Accident 19731012033029A: Cessna 172D, Alexandria Bay, NY, October 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1973
- Place: Alexandria Bay, NY
- Airport: Treadway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.3372° N, 75.9227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria Bay, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3372&lon=-75.9227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46100, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 6 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731012033029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISTOOK UNIMPROVED FIELD FOR AIRPORT.ENGINE FAILED DURING ATTEMPT TO ABORT APPROACH.

## 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 NYC74FFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFA16), Oct 12, 1973: Cessna 172I (N46100), Alexandria Bay, NY, 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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