# NTSB CAN70ACAIO: Cessna 180, N4601U, Nahmint Lake, Canada, September 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1968
- Place: Nahmint Lake, Canada · NAHMINT LAKE, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CAN70ACAIO
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN70ACAIO

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4601U-1970-12-29), registration cancelled 1970-12-29, S/N 18051301 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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