# Accident 19731027034159A: Cessna 120, Troy, MI, October 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1973
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Big Beaver
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76610, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76610-1974-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,695 total, 18 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731027034159A

## Narrative

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

WATER MARK OR LINE ON SIDE OF CARB BOWL FLOAT CHAMBER.WATER MIXED WITH SEDIMENT FORMED HARD SUBST.

## 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 CHI74FEC19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC19), Oct 27, 1973: Cessna 120 (N76610), Troy, MI, 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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