# Accident 19740616018759A: Cessna 172D, Slocomb, AL, June 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1974
- Place: Slocomb, AL
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.1121° N, 85.5987° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slocomb, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1121&lon=-85.5987&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2485Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2485Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740616018759A

## Narrative

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

ACFT NOSED OVER IN SANDY SOIL OF DUSTER STRIP.ENG RUNNING RUF.

## 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 MIA74DKJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ62), Jun 16, 1974: Cessna 172 (N2485Y), Slocomb, AL, 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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