# Accident 19731013033639A: Cessna 172K, Plainfield, IL, October 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1973
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Airport: Clow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7341G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7341G) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731013033639A

## Narrative

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

FULL FLAP LDG,BOUNCED,RECONTACTED RWY NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF STRUT.

## 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 CHI74FEE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE27), Oct 13, 1973: Cessna 172K (N7341G), Plainfield, IL, 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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