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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 188CESSNA · Sherman Island, CA · March 2, 1981

Date
March 2, 1981 · 17:00 local
Place
Sherman Island, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2078J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVG22
Reported as
Cessna 188CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,736 total1,750 in this make and model240 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.

Report power loss on downwind turn. Crashed in river. Engine not recovered. Cause of accident undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

REPORT POWER LOSS ON DOWNWIND TURN. CRASHED IN RIVER. ENGINE NOT RECOVERED. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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