# Accident 19731229041239A: Cessna 172L, Sturgeon Bay, WI, December 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1973
- Place: Sturgeon Bay, WI
- Airport: Door Cty-Cherryla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 44.8227° N, 87.3698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgeon Bay, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8227&lon=-87.3698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3907Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3907Q-2011-03-22) (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: 55 total, 4 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEP25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731229041239A

## Narrative

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

BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DRIFTS ON RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI74DEP25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP25), Dec 29, 1973: Cessna 172 (N3907Q), Sturgeon Bay, WI, 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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