# Accident 19740607016259A: Cessna 172, Minden, NV, June 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1974
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Topaz Lake Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5139A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5139A-1975-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total, 915 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DXQ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607016259A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED FROM ABT 20 FT AGL,BOUNCED TWICE.

## 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 OAK74DXQ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ43), Jun 7, 1974: Cessna 172 (N5139A), Minden, NV, 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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