# NTSB CHI73ALQ20: Cessna 177RG, N1874Q, Lexington, KY, February 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1973
- Place: Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Location: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9887&lon=-84.4777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73ALQ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73ALQ20

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0553  73/2/11    LEXINGTON,KY        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1453                    N5337Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  4                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT HAD STOPPED TO PERMIT OTHER ACFT TO PASS.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0553  73/2/11    LEXINGTON,KY        CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1653                    N1874Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON,W VA             PARKERSBURG,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FLT TO PARKERSBURG TERMINATED DUE LDG GR FAILED TO RETRACT.N5337Q WING SUB DMGD.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1874Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1874Q-1992-08-04), registration cancelled 1992-08-04, S/N 177RG0274 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Blue Grass

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5337Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5337Q-2010-10-21), registration cancelled 2010-10-21, S/N 15285102 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blue Grass

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730211003151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730211003151A), Feb 11, 1973: Cessna 177RG, Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Flt to parkersburg terminated due ldg gr failed to retract.N5337Q wing sub dmgd.
- [Accident 19730211003152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730211003152A), Feb 11, 1973: Cessna 150L, Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. Acft had stopped to permit other acft to pass.

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.

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