# NTSB OAK73FXQ22: Cessna 172, N8073X, Yerington, NV, February 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1973
- Place: Yerington, NV · YERINGTON, NV
- Location: 38.9555° N, 119.1101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yerington, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9555&lon=-119.1101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73FXQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FXQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0314   73/2/8    YERINGTON,NEV       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 401
        TIME - 1425                    N8073X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  YEARINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NEV                    YERINGTON,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8073X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8073X-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 17248573, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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:  Yearington Muni

## 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 19730208002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730208002389A), Feb 8, 1973: Cessna 172B, Yerington, NV, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8073X (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 OAK77DVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG02), Oct 8, 1976: Cessna 172 (N8073X), Cedarville, CA, 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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