# Accident 19740713021769A: Cessna 172M, Pelham Bay, NY, July 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1974
- Place: Pelham Bay, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.8506° N, 73.8333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pelham Bay, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8506&lon=-73.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20291, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,015 total, 250 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DHJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740713021769A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQPD.CROSS BRACES FOR FLOATS BROKE.

## 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 NYC75DHJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHJ05), Jul 13, 1974: Cessna 172 (N20291), Pelham Bay, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N20291 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810506045219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810506045219I), May 6, 1981: Cessna 172M (N20291), Nanapitchuk, AK, Minor damage. During taxi on river ice strip nose gear went through soft spot.
- [Accident 19780806019649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806019649A), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna 172M (N20291), Alexander Crk,A, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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