# Accident 19731022034769A: Cessna 177RG, Mansfield, MA, October 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1973
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Airport: Mansfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 42.0009° N, 71.1980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD MUNI (1B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0009&lon=-71.1980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1991Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1991Q) (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: 700 total, 55 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DNA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731022034769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PREOCCUPIED BY NIGHT LANDING FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT ACTIVATE.

## 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 NYC74DNA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA22), Oct 22, 1973: Cessna 177RG (N1991Q), Mansfield, MA, 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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