# NTSB IAD75FIA06: Cessna 172B, N6918X, Clinton, MD, September 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1974
- Place: Clinton, MD · CLINTON, MD
- Location: 38.7428° N, 76.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7428&lon=-76.9087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FIA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3005   74/9/8    CLINTON,MD          CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 109
        TIME - 1000                    N6918X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON,MD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6918X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6918X), registered now, S/N 17247818, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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
- Airport: Hyde Field

## 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 19740908031379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908031379A), Sep 8, 1974: Cessna 172B, Clinton, MD, Substantial damage

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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