# Accident 19731005032979A: Cessna 177B, Birmingham, MI, October 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1973
- Place: Birmingham, MI
- Airport: Grand Prix
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.5448° N, 83.2166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5448&lon=-83.2166&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34089, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34089-1974-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 33 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEC16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEC16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731005032979A

## Narrative

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

WRINKLED FIREWALL AT R UPPER MNT ATTACH BOLT.STABILATOR DMGD AND WRINKLED.

## 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 CHI74DEC16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEC16), Oct 5, 1973: Cessna 177 (N34089), Birmingham, MI, 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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