- Date
- April 13, 1980
- Place
- Bellingham, WA · BELLINGHAM, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3413ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800413008669A
- Case key
- 131344
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0779 80/4/13 BELLINGHAM,WA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1505 N3413E PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLINGHAM INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT ANGELES,WA BELLINGHAM,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- DRIFTED OFF RWY INTO SOFT GRND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3413E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bellingham Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3413E · 1
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