# Accident 19740302007639A: Cessna 172I, Swansea, MA, March 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1974
- Place: Swansea, MA
- Airport: Fall River
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 41.7555° N, 71.1091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fall River Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7555&lon=-71.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35526, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35526-1974-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 529 total, 249 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740302007639A

## Narrative

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

SIM INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS.ENTERED UNUSUAL ATTITUDE AT LO ALT.UN RCVR BEFORE HITTING WIRES.

## 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 NYC74AN074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN074), Mar 2, 1974: Cessna 172 (N35526), Swansea, MA, destroyed, 2 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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