# NTSB CHI75FEP05: Cessna 180, N3460Y, Three Lakes, WI, July 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1974
- Place: Three Lakes, WI · THREE LAKES, WI
- Location: 45.8045° N, 89.1691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Lakes, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8045&lon=-89.1691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEP05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP05

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3460Y), registered now, S/N 18051960, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740723029119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740723029119A), Jul 23, 1974: Cessna 180H, Three Lakes, WI, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Lndd on a bog acft moved abt 4FT on floats bfr coming to an abrupt stop. Sightseeing flt

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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