# Accident 19740223005889A: Cessna 172L, Ely, MN, February 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1974
- Place: Ely, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 47.9051° N, 91.8530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9051&lon=-91.8530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19752, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19752) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,225 total, 1,070 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DER41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740223005889A

## Narrative

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

SIM FORCED LDG,ENG SHUTDOWN THRU USE OF MIXT CTL.PLT UN RESTART ENG,OAT 15 DEG F.NOSEWHEEL HIT SNO

## 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 MKC74DER41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER41), Feb 23, 1974: Cessna 172 (N19752), Ely, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N19752 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990714044119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990714044119A), Jul 14, 1999: Cessna 172L (N19752), Montezuma, IA, No damage. (-23) Pilot landed the a/c downwind on a grass runway and was unable to stop before going through a fence and coming to rest in a ditch. There were no…
- [Incident 19950321009429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950321009429I), Mar 21, 1995: Cessna 172L (N19752), Ankeny, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: on 3/21/95 at approximately 1545 CST, Cessna 172, N19752, departed the mason city, Iowa airport (mcw) on a solo cross country enroute to Ankeny…

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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