# Accident 19731219039739A: Cessna 172L, La Grande, OR, December 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1973
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Airport: La Grande
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 45.3240° N, 118.0855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grande, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3240&lon=-118.0855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7251Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7251Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,015 total, 44 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731219039739A

## Narrative

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

INADAQUATE WIND ANEMOMETER DUE LOCATION.UNICOM SAID GUSTING TO 40K. GUSTS NEARER 60K.

## 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 SEA74DYC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC29), Dec 19, 1973: Cessna 172L (N7251Q), La Grande, OR, 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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