- Date
- August 15, 1974
- Place
- Glens Falls, NY · GLENS FALLS, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4957ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740815026039A
- Case key
- 134521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2341 74/8/15 GLENS FALLS,NY CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 96 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N4957A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THOUSAND ACRES,NY GLENS FALLS,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- AFTR T/D PLT NOTED A PARTIALLY SUBMERGED LOG IN FRONT OF R FLOAT.ATMTD CLR LOG L WING ENTRD WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4957A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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