# NTSB MKC75DCD12: Cessna 177RG, N2009Q, Keokuk, IA, July 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1974
- Place: Keokuk, IA · KEOKUK, IA
- Location: 40.4095° N, 91.4025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keokuk, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4095&lon=-91.4025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2320  74/7/27    KEOKUK,IOWA         CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 211
        TIME - 1300                    N2009Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEOKUK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSON CITY,MO           KEOKUK,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2009Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2009Q), registered now, S/N 177RG0409, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Keokuk 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 19740727025109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740727025109A), Jul 27, 1974: Cessna 177, Keokuk, IA, 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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