# NTSB SEA77DYE32: Cessna 182, N3553U, South Bend, WA, June 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1977
- Place: South Bend, WA · SOUTH BEND, WA
- Location: 46.6700° N, 123.8017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6700&lon=-123.8017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYE32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE32

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3553U-2009-11-17), registration cancelled 2009-11-17, S/N 18254953, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770628019699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770628019699A), Jun 28, 1977: Cessna 182F, South Bend, WA, Substantial damage. Experienced engine roughness,lndd on sand,nosed over.

## Other investigations on N3553U (2)

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 SEA85LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA011), Oct 18, 1984: Cessna 182F (N3553U), Snoqualmie Pass, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN72FTE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTE41), Nov 3, 1971: Cessna 182F (N3553U), Aurora, CO, substantial damage

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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