Cessna 180 accident near Naubinway, MI
On August 1, 1993, a Cessna 180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Naubinway, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 1, 1993
- Place
- Naubinway, MI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 46.111°N, 85.450°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13091
NTSB summary
On August 1, 1993, about 1635 eastern daylight time, a float equipped Cessna 180 airplane, Canadian registration CFPTU, sustained substantial damage during a precautionary landing in Lake Michigan, approximately one-half mile off shore from Naubinway, Michigan. The Canadian certificated pilot was fatally injured; his wife, the sole passenger, received minor injuries. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and departed Shawano, Wisconsin, about 1420 central daylight time. A VFR flight plan was filed. According to statements made by the passenger, they had encountered deteriorating weather conditions while flying over Lake Michigan. They were flying in patchy to occasionally heavy fog, and her husband continued to fly lower to escape the fog. She said, in part, "With visibilities reducing we decided to land on the water near the shoreline. While landing the aircraft touched the water several times and then on the last touchdown it appeared to me that the right float dug into the water and then the aircraft cartwheeled... I am not sure of the height of the waves at the time except to say that when I surfaced the waves were washing over my head." The passenger told a Michigan State Trooper who interviewed her on the day of the accident that the airplane came to rest upside down, suspended by its floats with the cabin submerged in water. She said she released her safety belt, but could not get her cabin door open; her husband reached over and opened her window. With the window open, she was able to swim out of the airplane and grab onto a float. She was able to look into the
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE FOR LANDING. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG, THE ROUGH WATER AT THE LANDING SITE, AND THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
