# Accident 19870830082729A: Cessna 180H, Shelton, WA, August 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2299° N, 123.2010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2299&lon=-123.2010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4789U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789U-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 36 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830082729A

## Narrative

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

MADE NOSE HIGH PREMATURE TAKEOFF. STALLED INTO TREES TRYING TO RETURN TO LAKE DEPARTURE AREA.

## 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 SEA87LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA179), Aug 30, 1987: Cessna 180H (N4789U), Shelton, WA, destroyed

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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