# Accident 19731110035199A: Cessna 172L, Zapata, TX, November 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1973
- Place: Zapata, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 26.9022° N, 99.2614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zapata, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9022&lon=-99.2614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4341Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 343 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731110035199A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATMPTD LNDG ON GRAVL RD-90 DEG CRSWND TCHDN LONG HIT BRUSH ON BOTH SIDES OF RD.

## 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 FTW74DRG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG32), Nov 10, 1973: Cessna 172L (N4341Q), Zapata, TX, 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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