- Date
- August 25, 1972
- Place
- Walker, MN · WALKER, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9059MCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167647
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1325 72/8/25 WALKER,MINN CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N9059M PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS AGE 43, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEBB LAKE,MINN LEECH LAKE,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- APRX 1/2IN DIAM HOLE IN REAR OF LEFT FLOAT.ACFT SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9059M
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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