# NTSB IAD73FLQ29: Cessna 172, N7922G, Falmouth, KY, May 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1973
- Place: Falmouth, KY · FALMOUTH, KY
- Location: 38.6718° N, 84.3309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falmouth, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6718&lon=-84.3309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FLQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1589  73/5/13    FALMOUTH,KY         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N7922G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWOSSO,MICH                 LEXINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- UN LOCATE ARPT BELIEVED OUT OF FUEL.AIRBORNE 1HR 30MIN AMPLE FUEL IN ACFT.WING HIT GND DRG TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7922G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7922G-1981-04-29), registration cancelled 1981-04-29, S/N 17259622 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730513013069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730513013069A), May 13, 1973: Cessna 172L, Falmouth, KY, Substantial damage. Un locate arpt believed out of fuel. Airborne 1HR 30MIN ample fuel in acft. Wing hit gnd drg turn.

## Other investigations on N7922G (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 CHI72DEC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEC24), Jan 10, 1972: Cessna 172L (N7922G), Corunna, MI, substantial damage

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.

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