# Accident 19780412011889A: Cessna 177RG, Hartford, CT, April 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1978
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Brainard Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42118, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42118) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 16 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780412011889A

## Narrative

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

DURING LDG ROLL LEFT MAIN LDG GEAR COLLAPSED.LDG GEAR BOLT,P/N AN24A,FAILED DUE FATIGUE.

## 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 NYC78FNE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE18), Apr 12, 1978: Cessna 177 (N42118), Hartford, CT, 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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