Cessna 180B N9117T
28 October 2006 · Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 October 2006 at about 16:07 local time, a Cessna 180B registered N9117T was involved in an accident near Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Forest Lake (25D)
- Coordinates
- 45.2701, -92.9803
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180B
- Registration
- N9117T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Forest Lake → Forest Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07LA013
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the altitude/clearance with terrain not maintained by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The floatplane contacted a lake surface during cruise flight and both floats separated from the airplane. Both unrestrained rear seat passengers were ejected from the airplane through the right door which opened in-flight when the right float separated from the airplane. The pilot stated his preflight inspection of the airplane noted no problems with the airplane or its flight controls. He stated that the airplane was not flying as "it usually does" since it "ate up a lot of lake" during the takeoff and he had to "horse" the airplane off the water to get it airborne. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2006 | Cessna 180 | Brooksville, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2006 | Cessna 180 | Arock, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Cessna 180 | Anchor Point, Alaska, United States | Smith Air Charters | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2006 | Cessna 180 | Seward, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 2006 | Cessna 180H | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2006 | Cessna 180K | Barton City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2006 | Cessna 195 | Pine Creek, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2006 | Air Tractor AT-400 | Springfield, Minnesota, United States | Dlux Spray Service | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | Backus, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-23-250 | Faribault, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164A | Gonvick, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2006 | Cessna 172E | Wadena, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |