UNK64X1727

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180-C · Knoxville, TN · May 11, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 11, 1964
Place
Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9299TCessna 180-C
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184880

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0137  64/5/11    KNOXVILLE TENN      CESSNA 180-C        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 725
        TIME - 1800                    N9299T              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 659 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LOUDON LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY

Aircraft

Registration
N9299T
Reported as
Cessna 180-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ft Loudon Lake

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.