# Accident 19741130043449A: Cessna 172M, Ochopee, FL, November 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1974
- Place: Ochopee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 25.9015° N, 81.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ochopee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9015&lon=-81.3034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42294-1975-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 15 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75AM029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741130043449A

## Narrative

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

SEVERED TREES AT CRASH SITE SHOWED A DIVE ANGLE APRX 45 DEG.

## 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 MIA75AM029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM029), Nov 30, 1974: Cessna 172M (N42294), Ochopee, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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