# Accident 19740123005319A: Cessna 177RG, St Petersburg, FL, January 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1974
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 27.7651° N, 82.6269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERT WHITTED (SPG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7651&lon=-82.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1830Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1830Q-2012-10-15) (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: 446 total, 10 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLD55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740123005319A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SERVO CONTAMINATED BY MICRO-ORGANISMS.ACFT NOT OPERATED FOR 9 MO PERIOD.LNDD IN A BAYOU.

## 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 MIA74FLD55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD55), Jan 23, 1974: Cessna 177RG (N1830Q), St Petersburg, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1830Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000328040049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000328040049A), Mar 28, 2000: Cessna 177RG (N1830Q), Lewisburg, WV, Substantial damage. (.4)Prior to departure, the pilot received a weather briefing, which included forecast moderate icing and pilot reports of icing moving into his planned route…
- [Incident 19930705024979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930705024979I), Jul 5, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N1830Q), Lawton, OK, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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