# Accident 19731202039619A: Cessna 172H, Beatrice, NE, December 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1973
- Place: Beatrice, NE
- Airport: Beatrice Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.3013° N, 96.7541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEATRICE MUNI (BIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3013&lon=-96.7541&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2594L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2594L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 432 total, 269 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202039619A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTMPTD LETDWN THRU FOG.FLT LASTED 15 MIN.HIT PWR POLE.

## 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 MKC74FCJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCJ17), Dec 2, 1973: Cessna 172 (N2594L), Beatrice, NE, destroyed

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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