# Accident 19750124004349A: Cessna 172D, Ft Walton Bch, FL, January 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1975
- Place: Ft Walton Bch, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.4249° N, 86.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Walton Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4249&lon=-86.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9984V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9984V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 45 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750124004349A

## Narrative

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

ACFT IN TIGHT L TURN.

## 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 MIA75FLA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLA30), Jan 24, 1975: Cessna 172 (N9984V), Ft Walton Bch, 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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