# Accident 19731016033289A: Cessna 150L, Fargo, ND, October 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1973
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1728Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1728Q-1976-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 242 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DTG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731016033289A

## Narrative

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

TAIL TIEDOWN RING STRUCK RWY DMGG TAIL CONE REAR BULKHEAD.RAISED NOSE TO AVOID JET BARRIER CABLE.

## 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 MKC74DTG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTG08), Oct 16, 1973: Cessna 150 (N1728Q), Fargo, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1728Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19760707032409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760707032409A), Jul 7, 1976: Cessna 150L (N1728Q), Thief Rv Falls, MN, Destroyed. Aircraft was observed approximately 50 feet above ground prior to crash.

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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