# Accident 19740721024389A: Cessna R172E, San Antonio, TX, July 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1974
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Martindale Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23777, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23777) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 14 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740721024389A

## Narrative

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

PLT SEAT LTCH STRP BRK.SEAT SLID AFT DRNG LDG FLARE.ACFT PORPOISED,DMGD FIREWALL.

## 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 FTW75FRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRG08), Jul 21, 1974: Cessna 172E (N23777), San Antonio, TX, 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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