# Accident 19730211003151A: Cessna 177RG, Lexington, KY, February 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1973
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1874Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1874Q-1992-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 5 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73ALQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73ALQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730211003151A

## Narrative

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

FLT TO PARKERSBURG TERMINATED DUE LDG GR FAILED TO RETRACT.N5337Q WING SUB DMGD.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5337Q, Cessna 150L: [Accident 19730211003152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730211003152A)

## 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 CHI73ALQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73ALQ20), Feb 11, 1973: Cessna 177RG (N1874Q), Lexington, KY, minor 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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