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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Normandy Beach, NJ · May 20, 1980

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Date: May 20, 1980 · 15:30 local
Place: Normandy Beach, NJ
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N21900
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 482 total249 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N21900Registered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15074521 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Claimed power loss at low altitude over shoreline. Ditched in water. Selected one mag only. Weather deteriorating.

As the FAA filed it

CLAIMED POWER LOSS AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER SHORELINE. DITCHED IN WATER. SELECTED ONE MAG ONLY. WEATHER DETERIORATING.