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| Date: | Sunday 13 October 2024 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Thunder LLC |
| Registration: | N9493C |
| MSN: | 31891 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5415 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R(74) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | dst |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Owinza, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hailey-Sun Valley Airport, ID (SUN/KSUN) |
| Hailey-Sun Valley Airport, ID (SUN/KSUN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he descended to make a low pass over Pettit Lake. He noted that the clear weather condition with no wind impacted his depth perception as the lake surface appeared glassy. During the low pass over the water, the pilot misjudged his altitude above the lake, and the airplanes main landing gear contacted the water. The airplane then bounced and impacted the water a second time before it came to rest and sank.
The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that could have precluded normal operation.
The airplane was not recovered.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the water during a low pass over a lake.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR25LA036
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N9493C
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N9493C/history/20241013/1649Z
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2024 07:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Oct-2024 18:14 | AgOps | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage, ] |
| 06-Dec-2024 17:36 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 30-Apr-2025 11:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
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