# NTSB IAD73DLJ30: Cessna 177, N30147, Kitty Hawk, NC, April 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1973
- Place: Kitty Hawk, NC · KITTY HAWK, NC
- Location: 36.0701° N, 75.7172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kitty Hawk, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0701&lon=-75.7172&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DLJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1431  73/4/30    KITTY HAWK,NC       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N30147              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIRST FLIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALISBURY,MD                KITTY HAWK,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED OFF NARROW RWY INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30147 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: First Flight

## 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 19730430010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430010909A), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 177, Kitty Hawk, NC, Substantial damage. Acft veered off narrow rwy into trees.

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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