# Accident 19751026040992A: Cessna 172F, Salem, MI, October 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1975
- Place: Salem, MI
- Airport: Salem
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.4061° N, 83.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4061&lon=-83.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8435U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8435U-1976-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 109 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76AC034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751026040992A

## Narrative

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

PIPER ACFT OVR R WING OF CESSNA WHEN COLLISION TOOK PLACE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5394L, Piper PA28180: [Accident 19751026040991A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751026040991A)

## 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 CHI76AC034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC034), Oct 26, 1975: Cessna 172F (N8435U), Salem, MI, destroyed, 2 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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