# Accident 19731206038839A: Cessna 177B, Lapeer, MI, December 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1973
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Dupont-Lapeer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.0665° N, 83.2716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPONT/LAPEER (D95), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0665&lon=-83.2716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34150, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 66 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731206038839A

## Narrative

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

POST EXAM ACCUMULATION OF RIME ICE OF VARYING THICKNESS ON WINGS,CTL SURFACES.DMGD 4 AUTOS IN LOT.

## 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 CHI74FEC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC21), Dec 6, 1973: Cessna 177 (N34150), Lapeer, 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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