# Accident 19740830031749A: Cessna 177B, Moundridge, KS, August 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1974
- Place: Moundridge, KS
- Airport: Moundridge
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.2091° N, 97.5027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOUNDRIDGE MUNI (47K), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2091&lon=-97.5027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34478-1974-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 21 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75AK016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830031749A

## Narrative

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

GROUND FOG FORMED SHORTLY AFTR FLT DPTD ARPT.PHASE OF FLT UNK.WRECKAGE 1 1/2MI N OF ARPT.

## 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 MKC75AK016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK016), Aug 30, 1974: Cessna 177B (N34478), Moundridge, KS, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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