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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T188C · Block Island, RI · March 8, 1982

Date
March 8, 1982 · 13:17 local
Place
Block Island, RI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9374J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC82DA046
Reported as
Cessna T188C
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,904 total5 in this make and model75 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.

Engine quit on an over water flight. Ditched in ocean. Airplane sank. Cause of power loss unknown.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON AN OVER WATER FLIGHT. DITCHED IN OCEAN. AIRPLANE SANK. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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