# Accident 19740415007989A: Cessna 172M, Carlsbad, NM, April 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1974
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Cvrn Cty Air Term
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 32.4207° N, 104.2288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4207&lon=-104.2288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20202, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DQD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740415007989A

## Narrative

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

ACFT PORPOISED.

## 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 DEN74DQD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQD17), Apr 15, 1974: Cessna 172 (N20202), Carlsbad, NM, 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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