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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Lafayette, IN · October 19, 1973

Date
October 19, 1973
Place
Lafayette, IN
Airport
Purdue University
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8509U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEA16
Reported as
Cessna 172F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
83 total28 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Winds stronger than planned. Fss asist,plt obsvd lite of otr arpt cont flt to planned dest.

As the FAA filed it

WINDS STRONGER THAN PLANNED.FSS ASIST,PLT OBSVD LITE OF OTR ARPT CONT FLT TO PLANNED DEST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.