# Accident 19740421012579A: Cessna 172L, Leroy, NY, April 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1974
- Place: Leroy, NY
- Airport: Bickford Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.9780° N, 77.9909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Roy, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9780&lon=-77.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7549G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7549G-2009-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DFJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421012579A

## Narrative

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

AFTR 3-4 LDGS ACFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR NOSEWHEEL STRUCK RWY.

## 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 NYC74DFJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ30), Apr 21, 1974: Cessna 172 (N7549G), Leroy, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7549G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850818074049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850818074049A), Aug 18, 1985: Cessna 172L (N7549G), Parishville, NY, Substantial damage. Landed long and was unable to stop aircraft on the runway. Plane struck brush. Pilot passed reevaluation.

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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