# Accident 19740911031859A: Cessna 172G, Amarillo, TX, September 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1974
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5808R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5808R-1974-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740911031859A

## Narrative

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

PLT SWTCHD FUEL TNK AFTR DSCNDNG TO 1200 FT AGL

## 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 FTW75FQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG23), Sep 11, 1974: Cessna 172G (N5808R), Amarillo, TX, destroyed

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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