# NTSB NYC74FGM34: Cessna 172M, N12375, Bradford, PA, May 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1974
- Place: Bradford, PA · BRADFORD, PA
- Location: 41.9610° N, 78.6409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9610&lon=-78.6409&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3741  74/5/27    BRADFORD,PA         CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N12375              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 49, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MIFFLIN,PA             BRADFORD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK DIRT BANK ABT 200FT SHORT OF RWY 32.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12375](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12375), registered now, S/N 17261954, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradford

## 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 19740527016599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740527016599A), May 27, 1974: Cessna 172M, Bradford, PA, Substantial damage. Acft struck dirt bank abt 200FT short of rwy 32.

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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