# Accident 19740526022449A: Cessna 177, Gaylord, MI, May 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1974
- Place: Gaylord, MI
- Airport: Otsego County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 45.0213° N, 84.6818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaylord, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0213&lon=-84.6818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2242Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2242Y-1975-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 4 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEM61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526022449A

## Narrative

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

DMGD NSE GR,FIRE WALL,L FWD DR POST CRACKD.

## 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 CHI74FEM61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM61), May 26, 1974: Cessna 177 (N2242Y), Gaylord, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2242Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19750604021049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750604021049A), Jun 4, 1975: Cessna 177 (N2242Y), Detroit, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Third pax expired 6/17/75.dptd rwy nose hi attitude. Abt 70LB ovr max gwt. Water pipeline patrol.

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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