# NTSB SEA79FYE36: Cessna 180, N6014B, Auburn, WA, August 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1979
- Place: Auburn, WA · AUBURN, WA
- Location: 47.3046° N, 122.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3046&lon=-122.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYE36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2457   79/8/4    AUBURN,WA           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3200
        TIME - 1300                    N6014B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6014B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6014B), registered now, S/N 18051052, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (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: Auburn

## 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 19790804017729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804017729A), Aug 4, 1979: Cessna 180, Auburn, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control after landing. Unknown cause, substantial damage, no injury.

## Other investigations on N6014B (2)

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 ANC76AA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA093), Jun 4, 1976: Cessna 180D (N6014B), Wrangell, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA74DYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE05), Jul 7, 1973: Cessna 180D (N6014B), Port Townsnd, 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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