# NTSB NYC74AN074: Cessna 172, N35526, Swansea, MA, March 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1974
- Place: Swansea, MA · SWANSEA, MA
- Location: 41.7482° N, 71.1898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swansea, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7482&lon=-71.1898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0641   74/3/2    SWANSEA,MASS        CESSNA 172          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 530
        TIME - 1545                    N35526              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 249 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALL RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVIDENCE,RI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIM INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS.ENTERED UNUSUAL ATTITUDE AT LO ALT.UN RCVR BEFORE HITTING WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35526](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35526-1974-05-16), registration cancelled 1974-05-16, S/N 172-56814, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fall River

## 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 19740302007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740302007639A), Mar 2, 1974: Cessna 172I, Swansea, MA, Destroyed. Sim instrument conditions. Entered unusual attitude at lo alt. Un rcvr before hitting wires.

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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