# Accident 19730704019769A: Cessna 336, Bellevue, IA, July 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1973
- Place: Bellevue, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.2596° N, 90.4311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2596&lon=-90.4311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1766Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1766Z-2012-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 336 (registry code 2075602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-336) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 336
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 360 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704019769A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC74DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD01), Jul 4, 1973: Cessna 336 (N1766Z), Bellevue, IA, 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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