# Accident 19750920035939A: Cessna 172K, Parkersburg, WV, September 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1975
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Gill Robb Wilson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7272G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7272G-1975-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76AI017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920035939A

## Narrative

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

R FUEL TANK LEAKING.STRUCK PWR LINE 150 FT AGL APRX 500 FT MSL.

## 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 IAD76AI017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI017), Sep 20, 1975: Cessna 172K (N7272G), Parkersburg, WV, destroyed, 2 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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