# NTSB NYC73FFA03: Cessna 180, N7664A, Alplause, NY, July 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: Alplause, NY · ALPLAUSE, NY
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FFA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1757  73/7/18    ALPLAUSE,NY         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 13351
        TIME - 1745                    N7664A              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLS SEAPLANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,ME               ALPLAUSE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD INTO SUN ON GLASSY WATER.ACFT HIT ON L FLOAT BOUNCED AND DOVE BACK INTO THE WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7664A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wells Seaplane

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730718021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718021549A), Jul 18, 1973: Cessna 180, Alplause, NY, Substantial damage. Plt lndd into sun on glassy water. Acft hit on l float bounced and dove back into the water.

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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