# Accident 19740818035789A: Cessna 172M, Medina, OH, August 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1974
- Place: Medina, OH
- Airport: Freedom Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.1346° N, 81.8695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medina, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1346&lon=-81.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12725, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12725) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 41 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEI30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818035789A

## Narrative

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

HIT PWR LINE ABT 30FT AGL.DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKED WITH GREEN LIGHTS.

## 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 CHI75FEI30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI30), Aug 18, 1974: Cessna 172M (N12725), Medina, OH, 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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