FTW73FRJ33

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177RG · Shreveport, LA · May 13, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 13, 1973
Place
Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1944QCessna 177RG
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730513011359A
Case key
190800

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0957  73/5/13    SHREVEPORT,LA       CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1115
        TIME - 1430                    N1944Q              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REGIONAL AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESVILLE,LA                SHREVEPORT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO LNDG GEAR MALFUNCTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N1944Q
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Regional Airport

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.