# NTSB SEA74DYE29: Cessna 180H, N8237V, Tillacum, WA, December 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1973
- Place: Tillacum, WA · TILLACUM, WA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4069   73/12/1   TILLACUM,WASH       CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1000
        TIME - 1630                    N8237V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERICAN LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TILLACUM,WASH               RETURN                       ANDERSON ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           42                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8237V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237V-2003-03-28), registration cancelled 2003-03-28, S/N 18051739, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: American Lake

## 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 19731201039229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201039229A), Dec 1, 1973: Cessna 180H, Tillacum, WA, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

## Other investigations on N8237V (2)

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 ANC93LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA066), May 19, 1993: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.
- [NTSB ANC81DAD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAD07), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 180 (N8237V), Dome River, AK, substantial damage

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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