# Accident 19730429010112A: Cessna 177B, Pottstown, PA, April 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1973
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 40.2604° N, 75.6708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POTTSTOWN MUNI (N47), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2604&lon=-75.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34231, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 190 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHA73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429010112A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA WAS STOPPED ON TAXIWAY STRUCK BY MOONEY N9450V.BOTH ACFT SUB DMGD.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9450V, Mooney M20E: [Accident 19730429010111A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429010111A)

## 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 NYC73FHA73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA73), Apr 29, 1973: Cessna 177B (N34231), Pottstown, PA, substantial 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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