# Accident 19751028042009A: Cessna 172M, Marco Island, FL, October 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1975
- Place: Marco Island, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 25.9320° N, 81.7048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marco Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9320&lon=-81.7048&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20945, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20945-1976-03-08) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,382 total, 105 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76AM037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751028042009A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA76AM037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM037), Oct 28, 1975: Cessna 172M (N20945), Marco Island, FL, 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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