NYC66D0377

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Rochester, MA · December 4, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1965
Place
Rochester, MA · ROCHESTER, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9186TCessna 180
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174760

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3447   65/12/4   ROCHESTER MASS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1626                    N9186T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  43, 11716 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SNIPATUIT POND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPED AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SUBMERGED OBJECT DURING A WATER LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N9186T
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Snipatuit Pond

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.