# Accident 19730317005669A: Cessna 177, Tucson, AZ, March 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1973
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Freeway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 32.2778° N, 111.0096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Freeway Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2778&lon=-111.0096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3420T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3420T-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 11 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUJ64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730317005669A

## Narrative

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

ACFT BOUNCED,PORPOISED AND PLT ATMTD GOARND.VEE RED LEFT AND HIT EARTHEN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 LAX73DUJ64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ64), Mar 17, 1973: Cessna 177 (N3420T), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3420T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950626020389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626020389I), Jun 26, 1995: Cessna 177 (N3420T), Bermuda Dunes, CA. Lost power. Landed off airport safely. Carburetor throttle bolt broke off. Caused engine to idle only.
- [Incident 19920826040279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920826040279I), Aug 26, 1992: Cessna 177 (N3420T), Tracy, CA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Propeller, engine mount,and firewall damaged.

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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