# Accident 19740819028359A: Cessna 172H, Detroit, MI, August 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1974
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1744F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740819028359A

## Narrative

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

DRG GO-AROUND L WING TIP STRUCK THE RWY FOLLOWED BY GR COLLAPSE.

## 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 CHI75FEC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC09), Aug 19, 1974: Cessna 172 (N1744F), Detroit, MI, 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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