# Accident 19731018038489A: Cessna 172K, Kissimmee, FL, October 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1973
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46575, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46575-1974-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731018038489A

## Narrative

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

MDT RAIN SHWRS,SPARSE LTG IN AREA. RECOVERED FROM LAKE 10/27/73.

## 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 MIA74AM039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM039), Oct 18, 1973: Cessna 172K (N46575), Kissimmee, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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