# NTSB SEA81FYE03: Cessna 185, N70438, Seattle, WA, October 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1980
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYE03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYE03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3020   80/10/9   SEATTLE,WA          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1312
        TIME - 1234                    N70438              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEA-TAC INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE UNION,WA               SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- PLT LND,TWR TOLD HIM TO CLEAR RWY ASAP. DC-10 LND ABOUT 30 SEC LATER,BLEW CESSNA OVER ON WG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70438](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70438), registered now, S/N 18502170, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sea-Tac 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 19801009057259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009057259A), Oct 9, 1980: Cessna A185F, Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Cleared runway as instructed. Thirty seconds later, heavy jet landed same runway. Wake blew airplane over.

## Other investigations on N70438 (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 ANC86LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA079), Jun 16, 1986: Cessna 185F (N70438), Naknek, AK, substantial damage

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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