# Accident 19790804017729A: Cessna 180, Auburn, WA, August 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3276° N, 122.2267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUBURN MUNI (S50), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3276&lon=-122.2267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6014B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6014B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804017729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER LANDING. UNKNOWN CAUSE, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA79FYE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE36), Aug 4, 1979: Cessna 180 (N6014B), Auburn, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6014B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760604022689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760604022689A), Jun 4, 1976: Cessna 180D (N6014B), Wrangell, AK, Substantial damage. Float dug into 1 ft swell.
- [Accident 19730707028549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707028549A), Jul 7, 1973: Cessna 180D (N6014B), Port Townsnd, WA, Substantial damage. Amphib.l float front wheel assy failed.r float collapsed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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