# Accident 19740430010259A: Cessna 172H, Jefferson, NC, April 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1974
- Place: Jefferson, NC
- Airport: Colyard Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.4206° N, 81.4683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4206&lon=-81.4683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N279MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N279MD-1975-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 203 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKM53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740430010259A

## Narrative

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

ACFT DRIFTED L DRG GO-AROUND 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 IAD74DKM53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM53), Apr 30, 1974: Cessna 172 (N279MD), Jefferson, NC, 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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