# Accident 19740228012969A: Cessna 172K, Warren, OH, February 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1974
- Place: Warren, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.2396° N, 80.8160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warren, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2396&lon=-80.8160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78738, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78738-1974-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 13 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEI31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740228012969A

## Narrative

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

PRIMER UNLOCKED OUT ABT 1/2 IN.EX PIPE HAD BLACK RESIDUE ON INSIDE.OTR LDG AREA AVBL.

## 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 CHI74FEI31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI31), Feb 28, 1974: Cessna 172 (N78738), Warren, OH, 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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