# Accident 19740826029009A: Cessna 172M, N Cumberland, WV, August 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1974
- Place: N Cumberland, WV
- Airport: Herron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.5331° N, 80.5411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HERRON (7G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5331&lon=-80.5411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174KA-2011-04-29) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 29 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FGM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FGM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740826029009A

## Narrative

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

DNWND,T/D ABT MIDWAY ON 2000FT STRIP.

## 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 IAD75FGM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FGM08), Aug 26, 1974: Cessna 172 (N174KA), N Cumberland, WV, 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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