# NTSB SEA81FYP06: Cessna 320, N9831L, Curlew, WA, January 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1981
- Place: Curlew, WA · CURLEW, WA
- Location: 48.8777° N, 118.6045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Curlew, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8777&lon=-118.6045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYP06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0171  81/1/14    CURLEW,WA           CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1645                    N9831L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  39, 5152 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CURLEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,OR                REPUBLIC,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FOG AT DEST. LND ON UNLIGHTED UNATTENDED ARPT TO LEFT OF RWY IN FROZEN ROUGH SOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9831L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9831L), registered now, S/N 320B0031, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320b) (registry code 2074508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Curlew

## 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 19810114003379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810114003379A), Jan 14, 1981: Cessna 320, Curlew, WA, Substantial damage. Unable to distinguish confines of runway. Landed on rough ground adjacent to runway. No visual runway markings.

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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