- Date
- October 28, 1966
- Place
- Greenville, ME · GREENVILLE, ME
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5278ECessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120612
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0960 66/10/28 GREENVILLE ME CESSNA 180 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1520 TIME - 1515 N5278E PX- 1 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUPPED. LANDED ON HARRINGTON LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5278E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed