# NTSB OAK74AP041: Cessna 177, N29365, Crescent Cy, CA, March 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1974
- Place: Crescent Cy, CA · CRESCENT CY, CA
- Location: 41.7645° N, 124.2008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crescent City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7645&lon=-124.2008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0651   74/3/2  NR.CRESCENT CY,CALIF  CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 620
        TIME - 1757                    N29365              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK MCNAMARA FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UKIAH,CALIF                CRESCENT CY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED.DITCHED IN PACIFIC OCEAN.PLT RPRTD ENG STOPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29365](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29365-1974-05-14), registration cancelled 1974-05-14, S/N 17700842 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jack Mcnamara Fld

## 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 19740302007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740302007819A), Mar 2, 1974: Cessna 177, Crescent Cy, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wreckage not recovered. Ditched in pacific ocean. Plt rprtd eng stopped.

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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