# Accident 19740207004559A: Cessna 172M, Otis, ME, February 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1974
- Place: Otis, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 44.7123° N, 68.4528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otis, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7123&lon=-68.4528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3527Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3527Q-1974-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740207004559A

## Narrative

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

BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.279 PCT.ACFT OBSVD IN FLT ALONG SHORELINE OF FZN POND AT TREE TOP LVL HEADED S

## 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 NYC74AN068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN068), Feb 7, 1974: Cessna 172M (N3527Q), Otis, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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