# NTSB IAD74AI008: Cessna 172, N6853A, Loretto, KY, August 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1973
- Place: Loretto, KY · LORETTO, KY
- Location: 37.6420° N, 85.3932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loretto, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6420&lon=-85.3932&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3103   73/8/1    LORETTO,KY          CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 167
        TIME - 1515                    N6853A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,KY                  CLARKSVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.279 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6853A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6853A-1973-10-02), registration cancelled 1973-10-02, S/N 28953, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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 19730801024499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730801024499A), Aug 1, 1973: Cessna 172D, Loretto, KY, Destroyed. Plt blood alcohol level 0.279 pct.

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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