- Date
- October 18, 1970
- Place
- Saratoga Sprgs, NY · SARATOGA SPRGS, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7853ACessna 180A
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3994 70/10/18 SARATOGA SPRGS,NY CESSNA 180A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 126 TIME - 1015 N7853A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST GREENBUSH,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT NOTICED ACFT LISTING,TRIED TO TAXI TO SHORE. 5 FT HOLE IN L FLOAT FROM UNKNOWN OBJECT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7853A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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