# NTSB FTW73DRA04: Cessna 177, N30139, Bay City, TX, July 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1972
- Place: Bay City, TX · BAY CITY, TX
- Location: 28.9835° N, 95.9599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9835&lon=-95.9599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2415  72/7/16    BAY CITY,TEX        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 495
        TIME - 1915                    N30139              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 439 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAY CITY,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HARD SFC RWY AVBL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30139](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30139), registered now, S/N 17701074 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bay City Muni

## Other investigations on N30139 (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 CHI76FEG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEG21), Aug 12, 1976: Cessna 177 (N30139), Kettering, OH, destroyed

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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