# Accident 19741129038789A: Cessna 140, Merritt Isl, FL, November 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1974
- Place: Merritt Isl, FL
- Airport: Central Brevard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77010, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77010-1975-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 53 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741129038789A

## 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 MIA75FLD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD38), Nov 29, 1974: Cessna 140 (N77010), Merritt Isl, FL, 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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