# NTSB SEA84LA107: Cessna 180H, N7999V, Bellingham, WA, May 15, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 15, 1984, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Coordinates: 47.309471, -122.219398 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3095&lon=-122.2194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39915/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA107

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

DURING THE LANDING ROLL WITH A CROSS-WIND, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST & THE ACFT GROUND-LOOPED TO THE LEFT COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7999V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18051899
- Airframe hours: 1340
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Richard J. Walsh
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: S43, SNOHOMISH, WA
- Destination: BLI, BELLINGHAM, WA
- Airport: BLI, Billingham International, runway 34, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 255 total, 85 in this make and model, 133 as pilot in command, 109 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BLI

## 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 19840515046649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840515046649A), May 15, 1984: Cessna 180H, Bellingham, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control while landing in a crosswind. Aircraft ground looped.

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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