# Accident 19740726027269A: Cessna 172M, Fordville, ND, July 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1974
- Place: Fordville, ND
- Airport: Fordville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 48.2362° N, 97.7992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORDVILLE (ND14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2362&lon=-97.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20335, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20335-1980-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 48 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DTG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740726027269A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC75DTG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTG08), Jul 26, 1974: Cessna 172 (N20335), Fordville, ND, 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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