# NTSB SEA81DYM08: Cessna 140, N72778, Vancouver, WA, October 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3382   80/10/6   VANCOUVER,WA        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 383
        TIME - 1845                    N72778              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
        REMARKS- LNDD ON LAKE.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72778](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72778-1982-06-09), registration cancelled 1982-06-09, S/N 9961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19801006075079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006075079A), Oct 6, 1980: Cessna 120, Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Unchecked high sink rate on approach, resulted in a hard, water landing.

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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