SEA75AS003

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180C · Tacoma, WA · July 12, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 12, 1974
Place
Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9321TCessna 180C
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740712020029A
Case key
130158

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2283  74/7/12  NR.TACOMA,WASH        CESSNA 180C         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2496
        TIME - 0630                    N9321T              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TACOMA,WASH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT PASSED UNDER NARROWS BRIDGE,PULLED UP INTO LOOP-TYPE MAN,FELL OUT NR TOP.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9321T
Reported as
Cessna 180C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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