19740911031859A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Amarillo, TX · September 11, 1974

Date
September 11, 1974
Place
Amarillo, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5808R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW75FQG23
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total200 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt swtchd fuel tnk aftr dscndng to 1200 ft AGL

As the FAA filed it

PLT SWTCHD FUEL TNK AFTR DSCNDNG TO 1200 FT AGL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.