# NTSB NYC67F0122: Cessna 180, N5384D, Niagara Falls, NY, July 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1966
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY · NIAGARA FALLS, NY
- Location: 43.0928° N, 79.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niagara Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0928&lon=-79.0147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1866   66/7/1    NIAGARA FALLS NY    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1826
        TIME - 1800                    N5384D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LEFT WHEELS FULLY RETRACTED, RIGHT WHEELS DOWN AND LOCKED, AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5384D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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