# Accident 19731011034909A: Cessna 177, West Delta, UT, October 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1973
- Place: West Delta, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N34319, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34319-1973-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74AD017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731011034909A

## 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 DEN74AD017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD017), Oct 11, 1973: Cessna 177B (N34319), West Delta, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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