- Date
- July 12, 1980
- Place
- Toledo, OH · TOLEDO, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3960CGrumman J2F-6
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800712025799A
- Case key
- 129785
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1154 80/7/12 TOLEDO,OH GRUMMAN J2F-6 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1544 N3960C PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 59, 40000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOLEDO,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PAX FOUND IN LOWER SECTION OF ACFT,NO SEAT OR SEAT BELT INSTALLED,OBS WINDOW FOUND OPEN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3960C
- Reported as
- Grumman J2F-6
- 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.