# Accident 19740926042352A: Cessna 172M, Indianhead, MD, September 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1974
- Place: Indianhead, MD
- Airport: Hyde Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.5986° N, 77.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Head, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5986&lon=-77.1557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20271 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75AI016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740926042352A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N44192, Piper PA28180: [Accident 19740926042351A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740926042351A)

## 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 IAD75AI016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI016), Sep 26, 1974: Cessna 172M (N20271), Indianhead, MD, 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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