# Accident 19731223042229A: Cessna 150L, Turton, SD, December 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1973
- Place: Turton, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 45.0490° N, 98.0974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0490&lon=-98.0974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7020G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7020G-1974-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 81 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74AK034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731223042229A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OBSVD VERY LOW TO THE GND.ACFT CTCD GND L WING LOW IMPACTED R WING,NOSE LOW.

## 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 MKC74AK034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK034), Dec 23, 1973: Cessna 150L (N7020G), Turton, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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