# NTSB CHI70D0279: Cessna 180, N3244D, Phelps, WI, July 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1969
- Place: Phelps, WI · PHELPS, WI
- Location: 46.0644° N, 89.0876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phelps, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0644&lon=-89.0876&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0279

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3041   69/7/8    PHELPS,WIS          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 970
        TIME - 1900                    N3244D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHEBOYGAN,WIS               PHELPS,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.INADVERTENTLY LOWERED GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3244D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3244D), registered now, S/N 32042, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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