# Accident 19740323006919A: Cessna 172A, Vandalia, MI, March 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: Vandalia, MI
- Airport: Lewis Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.9228° N, 85.9156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9228&lon=-85.9156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7478T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 30 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FET17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323006919A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH AND JAGGED ICE UP TO 1/4IN THICK ON TOP OF THE WING.

## 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 CHI74FET17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET17), Mar 23, 1974: Cessna 172A (N7478T), Vandalia, MI, 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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