# NTSB MKC74DCQ21: Cessna 177, N30335, Great Bend, KS, December 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1973
- Place: Great Bend, KS · GREAT BEND, KS
- Location: 38.3587° N, 98.7989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Bend, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3587&lon=-98.7989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4028  73/12/22   GREAT BEND,KANS     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 733
        TIME - 1800                    N30335              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT BEND MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KANS                GREAT BEND,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PORPOISED.DMGD FIREWALL & LOWER FUSELAGE.RWY UNDER REPAIR,ABT 1800 FT AVAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30335](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30335-1991-05-10), registration cancelled 1991-05-10, S/N 17701201 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Great Bend Muni

## 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 19731222039779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731222039779A), Dec 22, 1973: Cessna 177A, Great Bend, KS, Substantial damage. Porpoised. Dmgd firewall & lower fuselage. Rwy under repair,abt 1800 ft avail.

## Other investigations on N30335 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL88LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA234), Aug 22, 1988: Cessna 177A (N30335), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage

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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