# Accident 19750606015349A: Cessna 172K, Bedford, PA, June 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1975
- Place: Bedford, PA
- Airport: Bedford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.0861° N, 78.5135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEDFORD COUNTY (HMZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0861&lon=-78.5135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79196, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79196-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 67 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DGM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DGM40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750606015349A

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE TO WX ADVISORY AND APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM.DROP OFF AT END OF 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 NYC75DGM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DGM40), Jun 6, 1975: Cessna 172K (N79196), Bedford, PA, 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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