# Accident 19740602020379A: Cessna 172F, Lake Wales, FL, June 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1974
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8263U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8263U-1975-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 217 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLD92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD92) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602020379A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA74DLD92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD92), Jun 2, 1974: Cessna 172 (N8263U), Lake Wales, FL, destroyed

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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