# Accident 19730315007879A: Cessna 177, Woodstock, GA, March 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1973
- Place: Woodstock, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.1031° N, 84.5130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodstock, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1031&lon=-84.5130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1881Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1881Q-1973-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 25 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73AI002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730315007879A

## Narrative

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

OBS SAW ACFT DIVING OUT OF LARGE DARK CLOUD. L OUTBD WG PANEL SEPARATED BFOR IMPACT.

## 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 IAD73AI002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI002), Mar 15, 1973: Cessna 177RG (N1881Q), Woodstock, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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