# Accident 19770909035389A: Cessna 182L, Bellevue, WA, September 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1977
- Place: Bellevue, WA
- Airport: Bellevue Airfield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 47.6104° N, 122.2007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6104&lon=-122.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3466R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3466R-1977-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 7 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770909035389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE CLIMB AFTER NIGHT DARK TAKEOFF

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA77FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA051), Sep 9, 1977: Cessna 182L (N3466R), Bellevue, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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