# Accident 19731028041089A: Cessna 177B, Grants Pass, OR, October 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1973
- Place: Grants Pass, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.4319° N, 123.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants Pass, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4319&lon=-123.3332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34601, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34601-1974-05-15) (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: 125 total, 8 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FYI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYI07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731028041089A

## Narrative

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

CONT INTO KNOWN POOR WEA.FLEW INTO MTN DRG ATTMPTD TURN ARND.

## 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 SEA74FYI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYI07), Oct 28, 1973: Cessna 177 (N34601), Grants Pass, OR, 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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