- Date
- May 25, 1972
- Place
- Twin Lakes, GA · TWIN LAKES, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2795XCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167040
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1899 72/5/25 TWIN LAKES,GA CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5730 TIME - 1905 N2795X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMMOCK LAKE,GA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT DIDNT DRAIN FLOATS. HIT DAM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2795X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2795XRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Cessna 180HAirframe modelCessna 180HEngine modelContinental O-470R
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