ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175939
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| Date: | Monday 4 May 2015 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Comfort Kenneth W |
| Registration: | N2724X |
| MSN: | 18051524 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4404 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Great Moose Lake, near Hartland, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hartland, ME |
| Hartland, ME | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: Abnormal runway contact which precipitated a loss of control and nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2724X
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 2013 | N2724X | Private | 0 | Concord, New Hampshire | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 02:03 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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