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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Nahmint Lake, Canada · September 29, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1968
Place
Nahmint Lake, Canada · NAHMINT LAKE, Canada
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4601UCessna 180
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107214

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0086  68/9/29    NAHMINT LAKE,CAN    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1088
        TIME - 1335                    N4601U              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMPBELL RIVER,CAN          NAHMINT LAKE,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- R FLOAT TIP HIT SUBMERGED OBJECT. INVEST AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N4601U
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.