# NTSB SEA74DYC43: Cessna 177, N30922, Newport, OR, March 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: Newport, OR · NEWPORT, OR
- Location: 44.6214° N, 124.0438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6214&lon=-124.0438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYC43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1118  74/3/23    NEWPORT,OREG        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 148
        TIME - 1100                    N30922              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT,OREG                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- DMGD FIREWALL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30922](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30922-1992-10-07), registration cancelled 1992-10-07, S/N 17701547 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newport

## 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 19740323010819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323010819A), Mar 23, 1974: Cessna 177B, Newport, OR, Substantial damage. Dmgd firewall

## Other investigations on N30922 (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 SEA92FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA113), May 21, 1992: Cessna 177B (N30922), St. Ignatius, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADVERTENTLY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER INTO A STALL/SPIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TERRAIN CONDITION, RISING TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S LACK OF…

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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