Cessna 180 N2724X
4 May 2015 · Hartland, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 May 2015 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2724X, operated by Comfort Kenneth W, was involved in an accident near Hartland, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was 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 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hartland, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.9294, -69.5197
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N2724X
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1965
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Comfort Kenneth W
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hartland → Hartland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Abnormal runway contact which precipitated a loss of control and nose-over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during a landing to a lake, the float equipped airplane hit the water, porpoised, and flipped over. The pilot reported that the airplane "flipped over like a ground loop" and subsequently sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 20 Apr 2015 | Cessna 180J | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 2,729 records for this type
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