# NTSB MKC73DTG13: Cessna 172, N7423A, Grace City, ND, May 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1973
- Place: Grace City, ND · GRACE CITY, ND
- Location: 47.5513° N, 98.8039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grace City, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5513&lon=-98.8039&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DTG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DTG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1216  73/5/21    GRACE CITY,N DAK    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N7423A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOPP FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRACE CITY,N DAK            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WET ALFALFA FLD.ABORTED ABT 500FT BFR END OF RWY.2000FT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7423A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7423A-2013-03-25), registration cancelled 2013-03-25, S/N 29523, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Topp Farm Strip

## 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 19730521012859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730521012859A), May 21, 1973: Cessna 172D, Grace City, ND, Substantial damage. Wet alfalfa fld. Aborted abt 500FT bfr end of rwy.2000FT strip.

## Other investigations on N7423A (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 MKC67F0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0125), Jul 31, 1966: Cessna 172 (N7423A), Rock Lake, ND, 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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