# Accident 19731219039079A: Cessna 172D, West Jordan, UT, December 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1973
- Place: West Jordan, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake Nr.2
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.6097° N, 111.9391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Jordan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6097&lon=-111.9391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2651U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2651U-2009-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,508 total, 38 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731219039079A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR SCISSORS HINGE BOLT MISSING.ACFT HAD 100 HR INSPECTION PREVIOUS DAY.

## 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 DEN74FTM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTM09), Dec 19, 1973: Cessna 172D (N2651U), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2651U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790714023159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714023159A), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 172D (N2651U), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel on final approach.

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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