# NTSB SEA72DYG41: Cessna 180, N2882A, Waterville, WA, May 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1972
- Place: Waterville, WA · WATERVILLE, WA
- Location: 47.6480° N, 120.0707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6480&lon=-120.0707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1838  72/5/19    WATERVILLE,WASH     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0810                    N2882A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 55, 10285 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1940 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERVILLE MUNIC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERVILLE,WASH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD LEFT BRAKE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2882A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2882A-2017-06-07), registration cancelled 2017-06-07, S/N 30082, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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
- Airport: Waterville Munic

## Other investigations on N2882A (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 LAX05FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA079), Jan 31, 2005: Cessna 180 (N2882A), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during an attempted go-around, resulting in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

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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