# Accident 19740320005049A: Cessna 182H, Indianapolis, IN, March 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1974
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Shank
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8416S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8416S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 87 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740320005049A

## Narrative

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

ACFT DRIFTED TO R BFR T/D.

## 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 CHI74DEA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA32), Mar 20, 1974: Cessna 182 (N8416S), Indianapolis, IN, 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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