# Accident 19731222042539A: Cessna 172D, Defiance, OH, December 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1973
- Place: Defiance, OH
- Airport: Defiance Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.3375° N, 84.4288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEFIANCE MEML (DFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3375&lon=-84.4288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13364, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13364) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 10 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731222042539A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 20K RWY 80 PCT CVRD WITH HARD PACKED SNOW.

## 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 CHI74FEK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK18), Dec 22, 1973: Cessna 172M (N13364), Defiance, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13364 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830515076072A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830515076072A), May 15, 1983: Cessna 172M (N13364), Janesville, WI, Substantial damage. Aircraft was stopped for run up prior to takeoff when it was struck from behind by taxiing aircraft. N8576J.

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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