# Accident 19740723023649A: Cessna 172K, Hinton, WV, July 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1974
- Place: Hinton, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.6746° N, 80.8809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinton, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6746&lon=-80.8809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79031, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,857 total, 1,080 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75AI003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740723023649A

## Narrative

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

SHORT BASE LEG.LNDD ON GOLF COURSE.BRAKING ACTION NIL,SKIDDED.L WING STRUCK TREE.

## 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 IAD75AI003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI003), Jul 23, 1974: Cessna 172K (N79031), Hinton, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79031 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780821032631A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821032631A), Aug 21, 1978: Cessna 172D (N79031), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. Plt performing final check bfr dept while taxiing.

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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