# NTSB FTW74DRD15: Cessna 177, N34517, Bogalusa, LA, October 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1973
- Place: Bogalusa, LA · BOGALUSA, LA
- Location: 30.7749° N, 89.8619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bogalusa, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7749&lon=-89.8619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2875  73/10/17   BOGALUSA,LA         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 147
        TIME - 1645                    N34517              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARR MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOGALUSA,LA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34517](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34517-1974-04-26), registration cancelled 1974-04-26, S/N 17701853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carr Memorial

## 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 19731017032289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731017032289A), Oct 17, 1973: Cessna 177B, Bogalusa, LA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 15K.

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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