# Accident 19741228042979A: Cessna 172I, Malone, NY, December 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1974
- Place: Malone, NY
- Airport: Malone-Duforth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 44.8482° N, 74.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malone, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8482&lon=-74.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35531, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35531-1975-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FFA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA25-132478) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741228042979A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED R,WHEEL CAUGHT TOP OF SNOWBANK NEXT TO RWY.

## 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 NYC75FFA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA25-132478), Dec 28, 1974: Cessna 172 (N35531), Malone, NY, 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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