Cessna 180H accident near Seattle, Washington, April 19, 1984
On April 19, 1984 at about 8:56 pm local time, a Cessna 180H, registered N91381, was substantially damaged in an accident near Seattle, Washington (Boeing Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 19, 1984 · about 8:56 pm local time · cases in 1984
- Place
- Seattle, Washington · Boeing Field · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180H · all 180Hs on the register
- Registration
- N91381 · no longer on the register · serial 18052051
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE PLT REPORTED HE USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,161 hours in all; 19 in this make and model; 67 in the last 90 days; 6,026 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,729 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 14, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470 SERIES (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BLI Bellingham WA at 8:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13, 3,710 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 59°F (15°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:57 pm from BFI
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N91381 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N91381: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Cessna 180 Skywagon 2,605 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,683 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental O-470 SERIES 12,780 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Boeing Fld/King County International · nearest airport
- Bellingham International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 358 in the last ten years
- Washington 10,570 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N91381 2 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/SEA84LA092.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.