# Accident 19740823035599A: Cessna 182A, Grove Hill, AL, August 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1974
- Place: Grove Hill, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.6987° N, 87.7729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grove Hill, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6987&lon=-87.7729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4738D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4738D-2002-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,780 total, 27 in this make and model, 272 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740823035599A

## 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 MIA75DKJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ15), Aug 23, 1974: Cessna 182A (N4738D), Grove Hill, AL, 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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