# NTSB SEA70D0010: Cessna 180H, N3480Y, Days Creek, OR, May 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1969
- Place: Days Creek, OR · DAYS CREEK, OR
- Location: 42.9705° N, 123.1657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Days Creek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9705&lon=-123.1657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1755  69/5/18    DAYS CREEK,OREG     CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3000
        TIME - 0640                    N3480Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- LOCKING PIN OF PLTS SEAT NOT ENGAGED ALLOWED SEAT TO MOVE FULL AFT.PEDALS,BRAKES OUT OF PLTS REACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3480Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miller Strip

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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