# Accident 19740914031409A: Cessna 172A, Twinton, TN, September 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Place: Twinton, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.2842° N, 85.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twinton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2842&lon=-85.1277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7549T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7549T-1975-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 79 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FKW06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKW06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740914031409A

## Narrative

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

PLT RCVD WX BRIEF DAY PRIOR TO ACDT.

## 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 IAD75FKW06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKW06), Sep 14, 1974: Cessna 172 (N7549T), Twinton, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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