# Accident 19731017032289A: Cessna 177B, Bogalusa, LA, October 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1973
- Place: Bogalusa, LA
- Airport: Carr Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.7749° N, 89.8619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bogalusa, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7749&lon=-89.8619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34517, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34517-1974-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 30 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731017032289A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 15K.

## 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 FTW74DRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD15), Oct 17, 1973: Cessna 177 (N34517), Bogalusa, LA, 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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