# NTSB LAX81DVD07: Cessna 340A, N2700M, Gasquet, CA, December 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1980
- Place: Gasquet, CA · GASQUET, CA
- Location: 41.8361° N, 123.9760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gasquet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8361&lon=-123.9760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3368  80/12/17   GASQUET,CA          CESSNA 340A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 5973
        TIME - 1615                    N2700M              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 506 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,OR                 BROOKINGS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2700M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ward

## 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 19801217076239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801217076239A), Dec 17, 1980: Cessna 340CESSNA, Gasquet, CA, Substantial damage. Failed to check high sink rate on final. Hard landing made on runway. Claimed windshear. Wind calm.

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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