# Accident 19740811029579A: Cessna 172G, Wauchula, FL, August 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1974
- Place: Wauchula, FL
- Airport: Wauchula Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 27.5149° N, 81.8805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAUCHULA MUNI (CHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5149&lon=-81.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4320L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4320L-1974-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 46 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740811029579A

## Narrative

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

PWR LOSS ABT 20FT AGL.

## 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 MIA75FLD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD10), Aug 11, 1974: Cessna 172G (N4320L), Wauchula, FL, 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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