# Accident 19760112002989A: Mrchti S20522R, Venice, FL, January 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1976
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 27.0713° N, 82.4400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VENICE MUNI (VNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0713&lon=-82.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N974W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N974W-1977-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (registry code 8120412, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI S20522R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,069 total, 1 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760112002989A

## Narrative

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

ACFT DITCHED IN SALT WATER. FRESH WATER IN CARB.

## 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 MIA76FLD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD38), Jan 12, 1976: Siai-Marche S.205 (N974W), Venice, 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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