# NTSB SEA78DYP30: Cessna 180, N7616K, Kahlotus, WA, May 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1978
- Place: Kahlotus, WA · KAHLOTUS, WA
- Location: 46.6432° N, 118.5561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kahlotus, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6432&lon=-118.5561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYP30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1364  78/5/30    KAHLOTUS,WA         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1920                    N7616K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALE ROSS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAHLOTUS,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7616K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7616K), registered now, S/N 18052690 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (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: Dale Ross

## Other investigations on N7616K (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 SEA79DYP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP06), Dec 3, 1978: Cessna 180 (N7616K), Connell, WA, 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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