# Accident 19741212040029A: Cessna 172, Conway, KS, December 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1974
- Place: Conway, KS
- Airport: Conway Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.3695° N, 97.7864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conway, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3695&lon=-97.7864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8857B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8857B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 353 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DCQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741212040029A

## Narrative

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

FROST CVRD MUCH OF ACFT.

## 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 MKC75DCQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ26), Dec 12, 1974: Cessna 172 (N8857B), Conway, KS, 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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