# Accident 19731226042619A: Cessna 172M, Moreland, KY, December 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1973
- Place: Moreland, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.5056° N, 84.8133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moreland, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5056&lon=-84.8133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20351, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20351-1974-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 111 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DLQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731226042619A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN FARM FLD,PLT RPTD UN STOP ACFT BFR FENCE DUE WIND GUSTS FROM BEHIND ACFT.WIND GUSTING 35K.

## 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 IAD74DLQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ20), Dec 26, 1973: Cessna 172 (N20351), Moreland, KY, 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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