# Accident 19741124038739A: Cessna 172A, Greenwich, CT, November 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1974
- Place: Greenwich, CT
- Airport: Greenwich
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.0278° N, 73.6269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwich, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0278&lon=-73.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7425T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741124038739A

## 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 NYC75FNE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE20), Nov 24, 1974: Cessna 172 (N7425T), Greenwich, CT, 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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