# Accident 19731102037879A: Cessna A150L, Gatlinburg, TN, November 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1973
- Place: Gatlinburg, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.7250° N, 83.4937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gatlinburg, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7250&lon=-83.4937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99PR-1974-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,754 total, 71 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74AI022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731102037879A

## Narrative

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

LOW SPEED PHOTO PASSES OVER GOLF COURSE LOCATED BETWEEN MTNS.RECOVERED FROM HOLLOW 11/03/73.

## 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 IAD74AI022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI022), Nov 2, 1973: Cessna 150L (N99PR), Gatlinburg, TN, destroyed, 2 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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