# Accident 19730727025449A: Cessna 177RG, San Brnadno, CA, July 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1973
- Place: San Brnadno, CA
- Airport: Tri-City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.0677° N, 117.2725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tri-City Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0677&lon=-117.2725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8218G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8218G-2022-05-28) (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 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 32 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730727025449A

## Narrative

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

LDG GR COLLAPSED.

## 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 LAX74FUG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG11), Jul 27, 1973: Cessna 177RG (N8218G), San Brnadno, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8218G (2)

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

- [Incident 20121108024359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121108024359I), Nov 8, 2012: Cessna 177RG (N8218G), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. 11/08/2012 Aircraft was on final to ffz. Pilot moved gear lever to gear down position. Gear moved to the down position as visually verified by the pilot. The…
- [Incident 19871011062969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871011062969I), Oct 11, 1987: Cessna 177RG (N8218G), Hayden, CO, Minor damage. The aircraft landed on a road when the engine lost oil and the pilot smelled smoke. Oil line to prop governor broke

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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