- Date
- April 29, 1986, 19:43 local (Apr 30, 1986, 00:43 UTC)
- Place
- Brainerd, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6559ACessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860429015159A
- Case key
- 13322
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A witness reported seeing the floatplane descending 'abnormally' in a nose low attitude just prior to water impact. The plt reported making the apch to the lake in a nose up attitude with partial power on. The plt remembers no further events leading up to the accident but recalled never hearing the stall warning. Both the plt and passenger were thrown through the windshield on impact. Neither wore seat belts. The passengers, a non-swimmer, subsequently drowned.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6559A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32456
- Airframe hours
- 1,732
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John B. Silker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 25, 1986 · 2 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,020 total · 600 in this make and model · 980 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6559A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.