# Accident 19740712023139A: Cessna 172H, Fort Madison, IA, July 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1974
- Place: Fort Madison, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.6215° N, 91.3463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Madison, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6215&lon=-91.3463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2604L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 112 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740712023139A

## Narrative

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

UNAUTH FLT.PLT STATED PSGR TOOK CTLS,ROLLED R.FLEW INTO WIRES.BOTH DRINKING PRIOR TO FLT.

## 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 MKC75FCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD03), Jul 12, 1974: Cessna 172H (N2604L), Fort Madison, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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