# NTSB MIA73DKQ26: Cessna 177, N29668, Clarksdale, MS, May 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1973
- Place: Clarksdale, MS · CLARKSDALE, MS
- Location: 34.1938° N, 90.5686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksdale, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1938&lon=-90.5686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKQ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKQ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1060   73/5/3    CLARKSDALE,MISS     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N29668              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 37, 634 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            46 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANTERS DUSTING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,LA                   MARKS,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
        REMARKS- UN CLB ABV WIRES,ATMTD FLY UNDER.L WING HIT LWR STRAND.MISTOOK STRIP FOR OTR FLD PRIOR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29668](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29668-2021-03-09), registration cancelled 2021-03-09, S/N 17701017, built 1968 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Planters Dusting

## 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 19730503009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503009209A), May 3, 1973: Cessna 177, Clarksdale, MS, Destroyed. Un clb abv wires,atmtd fly under.l wing hit lwr strand. Mistook strip for otr fld prior ldg.

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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