# Accident 19740428008679A: Cessna 172M, Luray, VA, April 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1974
- Place: Luray, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.6642° N, 78.4545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luray, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6642&lon=-78.4545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12195, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12195-1975-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 19 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FIA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740428008679A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED MTN PASS.UN OUTCLIMB TRRN.SETTLING,ATMTD LDG ON NARROW ROAD.HIT TREES.

## 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 IAD74FIA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA13), Apr 28, 1974: Cessna 172M (N12195), Luray, VA, 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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