# Accident 19731023037819A: Cessna 172L, Thomson, GA, October 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1973
- Place: Thomson, GA
- Airport: Thomas Mcduffie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.4693° N, 82.4951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4693&lon=-82.4951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4277Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4277Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 1 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731023037819A

## Narrative

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

AIRBORNE ABT 7-8FT ACFT DSCNDD T/D DRIFTING SKIDDED INTO CULVERT.WIND GUSTING 15K.

## 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 MIA74DKG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG40), Oct 23, 1973: Cessna 172L (N4277Q), Thomson, GA, 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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