- Date
- June 28, 1977
- Place
- South Bend, WA · SOUTH BEND, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3553UCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770628019699A
- Case key
- 147068
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1689 77/6/28 SOUTH BEND,WA CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1776 TIME - 0715 N3553U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BATTLE GROUND,WA RETURN COPALIS BEACH,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS,LNDD ON SAND,NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3553U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3553URegistration cancelled Nov 17, 2009 · Cessna 182FAirframe modelCessna 182FEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3553U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA85LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSnoqualmie Pass, WAThe plt stated that while leveling off at 5,500 ft he trimmed the acft for cruise flt (2200 RPM/21' mp) and checked the carb heat. Aprx 5 mins later, the plt switched from the rt fuel tank to both fuel tanks. Shortly thereafter the eng lost power. Plt then…NTSB DEN72FTE41Accident · No injuriesClosedAurora, CO