# Accident 19740408007739A: Cessna 172F, Hollister, CA, April 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1974
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.8556° N, 121.3995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollister, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8556&lon=-121.3995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5594R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5594R-1974-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 65 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740408007739A

## Narrative

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

SALINAS 1926PST WX.MOD-SVR TURBC FCST LOCAL AREA.DARK NIGHT.GUSTS TO 25K.

## 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 OAK74AP051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP051), Apr 8, 1974: Cessna 172F (N5594R), Hollister, CA, destroyed, 4 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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