# NTSB CHI78FEM29: Cessna 180, N1608C, Otsego Lake, MI, July 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1978
- Place: Otsego Lake, MI · OTSEGO LAKE, MI
- Location: 44.9170° N, 84.6925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otsego Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9170&lon=-84.6925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM29

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3780  78/7/15    OTSEGO LAKE,MI      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1430
        TIME - 1545                    N1608C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 273 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE OTSEGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTSEGO,MI                   OTSEGO LAKE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1608C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1608C), registered now, S/N 30308, built 1953 (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
- Airport: Lake Otsego

## 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 19780715019919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715019919A), Jul 15, 1978: Cessna 180, Otsego Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.