# Accident 19740501011379A: Cessna 172D, Bunch, OK, May 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1974
- Place: Bunch, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.6989° N, 94.7402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunch, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6989&lon=-94.7402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12093, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12093-1974-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 39 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740501011379A

## Narrative

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

PLT DESCENDED BELOW OBSTRUCTNG TERAIN DURNG NITE INSTRMNT CONDS.PREV TKOF FOR WEA CK BY RADIO.

## 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 FTW74FPM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM24), May 1, 1974: Cessna 172M (N12093), Bunch, OK, 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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