- Date
- June 5, 1974
- Place
- Grand Island, NY · GRAND ISLAND, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9039MCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740605018619A
- Case key
- 128664
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2017 74/6/5 GRAND ISLAND,NY CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 451 TIME - 1930 N9039M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND ISLAND,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- WATER LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9039M
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9039MRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna 180HAirframe modelCessna 180HEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.