- Date
- July 7, 1973
- Place
- New Bedford, MA · NEW BEDFORD, MA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1945QCessna 177RG
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730707019829A
- Case key
- 189580
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1971 73/7/7 NEW BEDFORD,MASS CESSNA 177RG CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 806 TIME - 1217 N1945Q PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BEDFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ONEONTA,NY FALL RIVER,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- UNSAFE GR WARN PLT ELECTED TO LND ON GRASS AREA.SAFE GR LGT BULB INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1945Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Bedford
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.