# Accident 19731029036489A: Cessna U3A, Pompano Beach, FL, October 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1973
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Apk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 26.2416° N, 80.1339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompano Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2416&lon=-80.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71CA-2024-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U-3A (registry code 2074206, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731029036489A

## Narrative

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

OFF RWY INTO SAND,HIT DITCH.GR COLLAPSED.

## 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 MIA74DKT31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT31), Oct 29, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N71CA), Pompano Beach, FL, 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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