# Incident 19790316009789I: Cessna 177, Bellevue, WA, March 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1979, 12:10 local time
- Place: Bellevue, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N991MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991MP-2010-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316009789I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING DAMAGED NOSE GEAR AND PROP

## Other reports on N991MP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880624037899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880624037899I), Jun 24, 1988: Cessna 177B (N991MP), Everett, WA. Rough engine on descent to airport. Landed safely in a pasture. Cylinder rocker arm and exhaust valve failed.
- [Accident 19790526013439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526013439A), May 26, 1979: Cessna 177 (N991MP), Mercer Island, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck pole during emergency landing.

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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