# NTSB LAX73DUJ64: Cessna 177, N3420T, Tucson, AZ, March 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1973
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUJ64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0667  73/3/17    TUCSON,ARIZ         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 369
        TIME - 1210                    N3420T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ              TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED,PORPOISED AND PLT ATMTD GOARND.VEE RED LEFT AND HIT EARTHEN EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3420T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3420T-2020-09-04), registration cancelled 2020-09-04, S/N 17700720, built 1967 (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: Freeway

## 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 19730317005669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730317005669A), Mar 17, 1973: Cessna 177, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft bounced,porpoised and plt atmtd goarnd. Vee red left and hit earthen embankment.

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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