# Accident 19730707019829A: Cessna 177, New Bedford, MA, July 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1973
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.6766° N, 70.9578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW BEDFORD RGNL (EWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-70.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1945Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1945Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 806 total, 82 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707019829A

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GR WARN PLT ELECTED TO LND ON GRASS AREA.SAFE GR LGT BULB INOP.

## 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 NYC74FNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA01), Jul 7, 1973: Cessna 177RG (N1945Q), New Bedford, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1945Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20031026036359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031026036359I), Oct 26, 2003: Cessna 177RG (N1945Q), Stockton, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On November 26, 2003 at approximately 5.51 the PIC contacted the tower and advised them that his landing gear was not in the full down position. Several…

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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