# Accident 19750502009489A: Cessna 172M, Sugarland, TX, May 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1975
- Place: Sugarland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.6197° N, 95.6349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Land, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6197&lon=-95.6349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20395, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20395-1979-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DRA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750502009489A

## Narrative

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

ENG EXPANSION PLUG DISLODGED.PLUG INSTALLED 3.4HRS BEFORE.

## 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 FTW75DRA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA25), May 2, 1975: Cessna 172 (N20395), Sugarland, TX, 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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