# NTSB SEA81DYP25: Cessna 180, N7828K, Walla Walla, WA, July 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1981
- Place: Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYP25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1589   81/7/3    WALLA WALLA,WA      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1371
        TIME - 1603                    N7828K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 415 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALLA WALLA CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASCO,WA                    WALLA WALLA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT WAS TUNING RADIO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7828K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7828K), registered now, S/N 18052763, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470-S](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-s) (registry code 17375, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walla Walla 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 19810703041399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703041399A), Jul 3, 1981: Cessna 180J, Walla Walla, WA, Substantial damage. Ground-looped on landing roll while tuning the radio.

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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