# Accident 19730527014079A: Cessna 177A, Sterling, ND, May 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1973
- Place: Sterling, ND
- Airport: Sterling
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 46.8139° N, 100.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8139&lon=-100.2915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30541 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 283 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FTG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730527014079A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 20K.ATMTD HOLD NOSE HI ATTITUDE,ACFT T/D.WHEELS,FAIRINGS FILLED WITH MUD,NOSED OVR.

## 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 MKC73FTG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTG15), May 27, 1973: Cessna 177A (N30541), Sterling, ND, 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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