CHI75FEP05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Three Lakes, WI · July 23, 1974

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 23, 1974
Place
Three Lakes, WI · THREE LAKES, WI
Injuries
3 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3460YCessna 180
Status
Completed · report October 24, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740723029119A
Case key
136671

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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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3-2976  74/7/23  NR.THREE LAKES,WIS    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 399
        TIME - 1640                    N3460Y              PX-  0  0  3  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THREE LAKES,WIS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.LNDD ON A BOG ACFT MOVED ABT 4FT ON FLOATS BFR COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP.SIGHTSEEING FLT

Aircraft

Registration
N3460Y
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.