# NTSB FTW75FPM17: Cessna 180, N2188Z, Ketchum, OK, May 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1975
- Place: Ketchum, OK · KETCHUM, OK
- Location: 36.5302° N, 95.0316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchum, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5302&lon=-95.0316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0981   75/5/4    KETCHUM,OK          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 10082
        TIME - 1110                    N2188Z              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1290 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KETCHUM,OK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT L FLOAT HIT CATWALK RAIL. ACFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2188Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2188Z), registered now, S/N 18051288, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (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 19750504010589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750504010589A), May 4, 1975: Cessna 180F, Ketchum, OK, Substantial damage. Acft l float hit catwalk rail. Acft sank.

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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