# NTSB IAD73AI005: Cessna 172F, N5310R, Mcclellanville, SC, March 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1973
- Place: Mcclellanville, SC · MCCLELLANVILLE, SC
- Location: 33.0807° N, 79.4547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McClellanville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0807&lon=-79.4547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73AI005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0522   73/3/9    MCCLELLANVILLE,SC   CESSNA 172F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 500
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5310R              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILTON HEAD,SC              BLOOMSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DMG,INJ PRESUMED.PERSONAL EFFECTS FOUND AND IDENTIFIED.WRECKAGE PARTS FOUND,NO POS IDENTIFICATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5310R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5310R-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 17252833, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730309022389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730309022389A), Mar 9, 1973: Cessna 172F, Mcclellanville, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dmg,inj presumed. Personal effects found and identified. Wreckage parts found,no pos identification.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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