# Accident 19740920033359A: Cessna P172D, Wells, TX, September 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1974
- Place: Wells, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.4916° N, 94.9473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wells, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4916&lon=-94.9473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8547X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8547X-2007-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P172D (registry code 2072202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,495 total, 812 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DRJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740920033359A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 FTW75DRJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ14), Sep 20, 1974: Cessna 172D (N8547X), Wells, 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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