# Accident 19740511013569A: Cessna 172D, Acala, TX, May 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1974
- Place: Acala, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 31.3344° N, 105.9028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Acala, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3344&lon=-105.9028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9125B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9125B-1974-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 0 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FQD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740511013569A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM ROAD,ATTMPTD CLIMB OVR PWR LINES

## 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 FTW74FQD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQD23), May 11, 1974: Cessna 172 (N9125B), Acala, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N9125B (1)

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

- [Accident 19730212002409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730212002409A), Feb 12, 1973: Cessna 172D (N9125B), Carlsbad, NM, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 40K.

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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