# Accident 19741012043019A: Cessna R172E, King Salmon, AK, October 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1974
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9849, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9849-1975-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 25 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012043019A

## Narrative

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

LND ON TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC75DAG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG49), Oct 12, 1974: Cessna 172E (N9849), King Salmon, AK, 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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