# NTSB FTW74DRD44: Cessna 172, N1655Y, Chandeleur Is, LA, May 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1974
- Place: Chandeleur Is, LA · CHANDELEUR IS, LA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1342  74/5/26    CHANDELEUR IS,LA    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1525
        TIME - 1130                    N1655Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANDELEUR IS,LA            GULFPORT,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT SOFT SAND DRG TKOF FROM BEACH & RAN INTO WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1655Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1655Y-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 17249355, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740526015439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526015439A), May 26, 1974: Cessna 172D, Chandeleur Is, MS, Substantial damage. Acft hit soft sand drg tkof from beach & ran into water.

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.

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