# NTSB SEA75AS003: Cessna 180C, N9321T, Tacoma, WA, July 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1974
- Place: Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2283  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9321T-1975-05-05), registration cancelled 1975-05-05, S/N 50821, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740712020029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740712020029A), Jul 12, 1974: Cessna 180C, Tacoma, WA, Destroyed. Acft passed under narrows bridge,pulled up into loop-type man,fell out nr top. Acft not recovered.

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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