# NTSB SEA80FYM39: Cessna 180K, N180GD, Vancouver, WA, May 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1980
- Place: Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYM39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0685  80/5/28    VANCOUVER,WA        CESSNA 180K         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1143
        TIME - 1430                    N180GD              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARK CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- DEPD RWY,HIT DIRT BANK & FELL 30FT INTO A PIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N180GD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clark Co

## 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 19800528016719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800528016719A), May 28, 1980: Cessna 180K, Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Veered off runway. Tried to go around, struck embankment.

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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