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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Alplause, NY · July 18, 1973

Date
July 18, 1973
Place
Alplause, NY
Airport
Wells Seaplane
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7664A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73FFA03
Reported as
Cessna 180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,351 total49 in this make and model296 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt lndd into sun on glassy water. Acft hit on l float bounced and dove back into the water.

As the FAA filed it

PLT LNDD INTO SUN ON GLASSY WATER.ACFT HIT ON L FLOAT BOUNCED AND DOVE BACK INTO THE WATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.