# NTSB OAK74DVA49: Cessna 177B, N34825, Tulare, CA, March 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1974
- Place: Tulare, CA · TULARE, CA
- Location: 36.2002° N, 119.3361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulare, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2002&lon=-119.3361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0485  74/3/24    TULARE,CALIF        CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 173
        TIME - 1700                    N34825              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULARE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CALIF           TULARE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           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
        REMARKS- PORPOISED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34825](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34825-1979-04-30), registration cancelled 1979-04-30, S/N 17702027, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tulare Airpark

## 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 19740324004839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740324004839A), Mar 24, 1974: Cessna 177B, Tulare, CA, Substantial damage. Porpoised ldg.

## Other investigations on N34825 (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 LAX79FUA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUA10), Apr 10, 1979: Cessna 177B (N34825), Fullerton, CA, 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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