# Accident 19730718022059A: Cessna 172D, Bedford, IA, July 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: Bedford, IA
- Airport: Bedford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.6378° N, 94.7294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEDFORD MUNI (Y46), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6378&lon=-94.7294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5741R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5741R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718022059A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LDG,ACFT FLOATED 2/3 OF THE DISTANCE DWN THE RWY.

## 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 MKC74DCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD03), Jul 18, 1973: Cessna 172 (N5741R), Bedford, 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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