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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrpt Pittsspecial · Ft Myers, FL · August 28, 1979

Date
August 28, 1979 · 14:30 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N10Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DLD89
Reported as
Amtrpt Pittsspecial
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
543 total8 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot experienced engine problem & made emergency landing in river. Aircraft sank and was not recovered

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEM & MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN RIVER. AIRCRAFT SANK AND WAS NOT RECOVERED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.