# NTSB SEA75OYE21: Cessna 177, N34555, Alderwd Manr, WA, October 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1974
- Place: Alderwd Manr, WA · ALDERWD MANR, WA
- Location: 47.8146° N, 122.2672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alderwood Manor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8146&lon=-122.2672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75OYE21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75OYE21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4070  74/10/18   ALDERWD MANR,WASH   CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 156
        TIME - 1935                    N34555              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTHA LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDPOINT,ID                ALDERWD MANR,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CONT FLT & LND OK.BENT NOSE GR & ENG MOUNTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34555](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34555), registered now, S/N 17701871, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Martha Lake

## 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 19741018034599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741018034599A), Oct 18, 1974: Cessna 177B, Alderwd Manr, WA, Substantial damage. Cont flt & lnd ok. Bent nose gr & eng mounts.

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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