# NTSB UNK65X0611: Cessna 180, N4648A, Leech Lake, MN, November 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1964
- Place: Leech Lake, MN · LEECH LAKE, MN
- Location: 47.1935° N, 94.6008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Leech Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1935&lon=-94.6008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0611
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0611

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3848   64/11/8   LEECH LAKE MINN     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 3000
        TIME - 1430                    N4648A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        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
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- GEAR SLIDE TUBES COATED WITH GREASE AND DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4648A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4648A-1972-11-16), registration cancelled 1972-11-16, S/N 32245 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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