# NTSB SEA80DYE29: Cessna 172, N3413E, Bellingham, WA, April 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1980
- Place: Bellingham, WA · BELLINGHAM, WA
- Location: 48.7534° N, 122.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellingham, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7534&lon=-122.4702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3413E-1985-07-25), registration cancelled 1985-07-25, S/N 17271536 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bellingham Intl

## 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 19800413008669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800413008669A), Apr 13, 1980: Cessna 172, Bellingham, WA, Substantial damage. Low-time pilot lost control during landing. Crashed off side runway, flipped inverted in soft turf.

## Other investigations on N3413E (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 SEA83FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA094), May 1, 1983: Cessna C-172N (N3413E), Friday Harbor, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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