# Accident 19740726021879A: Cessna 172K, Clanton, AL, July 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1974
- Place: Clanton, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.8456° N, 86.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clanton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8456&lon=-86.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84613, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84613-1988-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,067 total, 119 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740726021879A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTN DIVERTED TO PHOTOGRAPHER.

## 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 MIA75DKJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ06), Jul 26, 1974: Cessna 172K (N84613), Clanton, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84613 (1)

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

- [Accident 19871129068729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871129068729A), Nov 29, 1987: Cessna 172K (N84613), Pensacola, FL, Substantial damage. Sink rate excessive on final. Landed short and nosed over. Pilot disclaimed wake problem landing after large jet.

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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