# Accident 19730510013469A: Cessna 180H, Ponca, NE, May 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1973
- Place: Ponca, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.5649° N, 96.7092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponca, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5649&lon=-96.7092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9744G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 852 total, 365 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730510013469A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.LND IN RIVER DUE ENG SPUTTERED. DRG STEP TAXYING HIT SUBMERGED SAND BAR.RIVER MUDDY

## 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 MKC73DCJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ38), May 10, 1973: Cessna 180H (N9744G), Ponca, NE, 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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