# NTSB IAD74DKM04: Cessna 172L, N7236Q, Wadesboro, NC, July 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1973
- Place: Wadesboro, NC · WADESBORO, NC
- Location: 34.9638° N, 80.0747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadesboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9638&lon=-80.0747&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 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1632  73/7/10    WADESBORO,NC        CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N7236Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               ROCKY MOUNT,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- R MAIN LDG ATTACH BOLT P/A S2138-1 TO MAIN GR BOX ASSEMBLY SHEARED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7236Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7236Q), registered now, S/N 17260536, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anson County

## 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 19730710018649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730710018649A), Jul 10, 1973: Cessna 172L, Wadesboro, NC, Substantial damage. R main ldg attach bolt p/a S2138-1 to main gr box assembly sheared.

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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