CHI66F0300

NTSB accident investigation · Nardi FN333 · Three Lakes, WI · August 19, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 19, 1965
Place
Three Lakes, WI · THREE LAKES, WI
Injuries
3 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N624Nardi FN333
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177216

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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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2-0503  65/8/19    THREE LAKES WIS     NARDI FN333         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1050
        TIME - 1530                    N624                PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTWIG SEAPLANE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILED TO RETRACT GEAR FOR WATER LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N624
Reported as
Nardi FN333
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hartwig Seaplane

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.