# Accident 19740224004049A: Cessna 320A, Fallon, NV, February 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1974
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3033R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3033R-2012-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320A (registry code 2074506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 797 total, 436 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FXQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740224004049A

## Narrative

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

PLT LNDD ON 1050 FT LONG SAGE BRUSH COVERED ROAD.SWERVED TO AVOID DITCH.

## 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 OAK74FXQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ23), Feb 24, 1974: Cessna 320A (N3033R), Fallon, NV, 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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