- Date
- June 28, 1973
- Place
- Hawthorne, FL · HAWTHORNE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5196ECessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730628020799A
- Case key
- 190035
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1956 73/6/28 HAWTHORNE,FLA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 2010 TIME - 1800 N5196E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAINESVILLE,FLA HAWTHORNE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- WORN O RINGS IN LDG GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM.ACFT EQPD WITH AMPHIBIOUS TYPE FLOATS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5196E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- 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.