# NTSB SEA78FYM24: Cessna 180, N4623B, Estacada, OR, April 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1978
- Place: Estacada, OR · ESTACADA, OR
- Location: 45.2982° N, 122.3324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Estacada, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2982&lon=-122.3324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0815   78/4/8    ESTACADA,OR         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 853
        TIME - 1215                    N4623B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHADY OAKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                ESTACADA,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- CESSNA 180,N2468C,DEMOLISHED. WAS PARKED NR DEP END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4623B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4623B-2012-07-31), registration cancelled 2012-07-31, S/N 31521, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Shady Oaks

## 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 19780408010269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408010269A), Apr 8, 1978: Cessna 180, Estacada, OR, Destroyed. Cessna 180,N2468C,demolished. Was parked nr dep end of rwy.

## Other investigations on N4623B (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 DEN70D0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0071), Jul 11, 1969: Cessna 180 (N4623B), Boulder, CO, 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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