# Accident 19740317011799A: Cessna 172H, Las Vegas, NV, March 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1974
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N374SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N374SR-1974-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317011799A

## Narrative

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

NO REST PREVIOUS NIGHT.RECENT GASTRECTOMY.EVIDENCE THAT PLT FELL ASLEEP AT CTLS.RCVRD 4/6/74.

## 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 OAK74AP050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP050), Mar 17, 1974: Cessna 172H (N374SR), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 1 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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