# Accident 19761023032289A: Cessna 195B, Tripoli, IA, October 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1976
- Place: Tripoli, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.8084° N, 92.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tripoli, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8084&lon=-92.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2173C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2173C-2025-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195B (registry code 2073112, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,233 total, 400 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761023032289A

## Narrative

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

BOLT MISSING FROM THROTTLE ACTUATING ARM.

## 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 MKC77DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD01), Oct 23, 1976: Cessna 195B (N2173C), Tripoli, IA, 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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