# NTSB NYC80FNC47: Cessna 180H, N3426Y, Livermore, ME, September 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1980
- Place: Livermore, ME · LIVERMORE, ME
- Location: 44.3840° N, 70.2492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3840&lon=-70.2492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNC47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2803  80/9/25    LIVERMORE,ME        CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1107
        TIME - 0830                    N3426Y              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 598 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG POND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVERMORE,ME                CLAYTON LAKE,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT FOUND WATER IN FUEL DURING PREFLT,DRAINED BOTH TANKS UNTIL NO VISIBLE WATER PRESENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3426Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3426Y), registered now, S/N 18051926, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Pond

## 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 19800925042299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800925042299A), Sep 25, 1980: Cessna 180, Livermore, ME, Substantial damage. Engine quit over shore of lake after water takeoff. Turned over water, stalled into water. Cause eng out unknown.

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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