# NTSB FTW73FRJ33: Cessna 177RG, N1944Q, Shreveport, LA, May 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1973
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1944Q), registered now, S/N 177RG0344, built 1973 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Regional Airport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19730513011359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730513011359A), May 13, 1973: Cessna 177RG, Shreveport, LA, Substantial damage. Investigation revealed no lndg gear malfunction.

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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