# Accident 19790526013439A: Cessna 177, Mercer Island, WA, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mercer Island, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5640° N, 122.2312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercer Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5640&lon=-122.2312&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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526013439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POLE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 SEA79DYE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE24), May 26, 1979: Cessna 177B (N991MP), Mercer Island, WA, substantial damage

## 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.
- [Incident 19790316009789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316009789I), Mar 16, 1979: Cessna 177 (N991MP), Bellevue, WA, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged nose gear and prop

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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