# Accident 19740608019579A: Cessna 172K, Palmer, MA, June 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1974
- Place: Palmer, MA
- Airport: Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.2233° N, 72.3114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Metropolitan Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2233&lon=-72.3114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84398, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84398-1979-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 26 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740608019579A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED DOWN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 NYC74FNE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE28), Jun 8, 1974: Cessna 172K (N84398), Palmer, MA, 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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