# Accident 19740909036769A: Cessna 172E, Sharon, PA, September 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1974
- Place: Sharon, PA
- Airport: Sharon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.2340° N, 80.4998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2340&lon=-80.4998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3908S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 399 total, 399 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740909036769A

## Narrative

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

PLT JUDGED THE ACFT WAS HI,A/S LO LWRD NOSE.HIT GND NOSE DWN AT AN ANGLE ABT 35 DEGREES.

## 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 NYC75FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM10), Sep 9, 1974: Cessna 172 (N3908S), Sharon, PA, 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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