# Accident 19740920032409A: Cessna 172D, Decatur, TX, September 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1974
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.2265° N, 97.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2265&lon=-97.5872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5167R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5167R-1975-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 523 total, 75 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DPD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740920032409A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW75DPD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD07), Sep 20, 1974: Cessna 172 (N5167R), Decatur, TX, 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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