# Accident 19740301005429A: Cessna 172D, Thistle, UT, March 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1974
- Place: Thistle, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.9913° N, 111.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thistle, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9913&lon=-111.4982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2362U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2362U-1975-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 345 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740301005429A

## Narrative

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

LO LVL FLT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.ENCTRD DNDRAFTS.DENSITY ALT 7000FT.

## 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 DEN74DTM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTM12), Mar 1, 1974: Cessna 172D (N2362U), Thistle, UT, 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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