# Accident 19750117001589A: Cessna 172D, Albany, KY, January 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1975
- Place: Albany, KY
- Airport: Wilson Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 36.6905° N, 85.1355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6905&lon=-85.1355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2315U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2315U-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 6 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DLQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750117001589A

## Narrative

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

ACFT L WING AND R WING TIP DMGD.

## 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 IAD75DLQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ13), Jan 17, 1975: Cessna 172 (N2315U), Albany, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2315U (1)

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

- [Accident 19960128000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960128000989A), Jan 28, 1996: Cessna 172D (N2315U), Pineyville, KY, Substantial damage. Engine running rough, made emergency landing in a residential area.

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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