# Accident 19741212042189A: Cessna 182, Beacon, IA, December 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1974
- Place: Beacon, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.2761° N, 92.6810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beacon, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2761&lon=-92.6810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5323B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5323B-1975-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 324 total, 64 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74AK030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK030-144446) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741212042189A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 12/13/74.PLT RQSTD AND RCVD SPECIAL VFR CLNC OUT OF CTL ZONE.

## 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 MKC74AK030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK030-144446), Dec 12, 1974: Cessna 182 (N5323B), Beacon, IA, destroyed, 1 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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