# Accident 19740125002799A: Cessna 172G, Marlboro, MA, January 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1974
- Place: Marlboro, MA
- Airport: Marlboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.3432° N, 71.5090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marlboro Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3432&lon=-71.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4261L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4261L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 19 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DNA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740125002799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED LONG TURNED OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK TO AVOID FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC74DNA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA32), Jan 25, 1974: Cessna 172 (N4261L), Marlboro, MA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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