# NTSB SEA74DYE46: Cessna 180H, N2788X, Granite Fall, WA, June 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1974
- Place: Granite Fall, WA · GRANITE FALL, WA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYE46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2177   74/6/7    GRANITE FALL,WASH   CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1150
        TIME - 1700                    N2788X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREEN VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEN VALLEY,WASH           SEATTLE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- MISCALCULATED TKOF DIST FRM FIELD WITH HIGH GRASS.HIT TREE STUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2788X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2788X-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 18051588, built 1965 (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: Green Valley

## 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 19740607017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607017769A), Jun 7, 1974: Cessna 180H, Granite Fall, WA, Substantial damage. Miscalculated tkof dist frm field with high grass. Hit tree stump.

## Other investigations on N2788X (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 ANC92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA038), Feb 14, 1992: Cessna 180 (N2788X), Shishmaref, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE NON-INSTRUMENTED RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND ATTEMPTED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FOG, THE ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE…

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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