Accident Piper PA-18-150 N6774B,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291849
 
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Date:Thursday 31 August 2006
Time:18:53 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-18-150
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N6774B
MSN: 18-5007
Year of manufacture:1956
Engine model:Lycoming O-320
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:White Lake, New York -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Boonville, NY (1NK7)
Destination airport:White Lake, NY
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The certificated, single-engine-land private pilot was in the front seat of the float-equipped PA-18-150, receiving water landing instruction from the flight instructor in the rear seat. The airplane made a water landing with the wheels down, and nosed over. There were no mechanical anomalies noted.

Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure the landing gear was retracted prior to attempting a water landing.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC06CA217
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB NYC06CA217

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 January 2011 N6774B United States Department Agriculture 0 Shoshoni, Wyoming sub
Gear collapse

Revision history:

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