# NTSB MIA72DKG97: Cessna 180H, N2795X, Twin Lakes, GA, May 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1972
- Place: Twin Lakes, GA · TWIN LAKES, GA
- Location: 30.6960° N, 83.2057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Lakes, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6960&lon=-83.2057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKG97
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKG97

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2795X-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 18051595 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (registry code 17071, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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