# Accident 19820308002719A: Cessna T188C, Block Island, RI, March 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1982, 13:17 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9374J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9374J-1983-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,904 total, 5 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308002719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC82DA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA046), Mar 8, 1982: Cessna T188C (N9374J), Block Island, RI, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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