# NTSB MKC74DCD03: Cessna 172, N5741R, Bedford, IA, July 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: Bedford, IA · BEDFORD, IA
- Location: 40.6712° N, 94.7243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6712&lon=-94.7243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1695  73/7/18    BEDFORD,IOWA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N5741R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,IOWA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- BOUNCED LDG,ACFT FLOATED 2/3 OF THE DISTANCE DWN THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5741R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5741R), registered now, S/N 17253410 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bedford Municipal

## 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 19730718022059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718022059A), Jul 18, 1973: Cessna 172D, Bedford, IA, Substantial damage. Bounced ldg,acft floated 2/3 of the distance dwn the rwy.

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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