# Accident 19820315005049A: Cessna 182P, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, March 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1982, 12:35 local time
- Place: Grand Bahama, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5781J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,566 total, 32 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820315005049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT OVER WATER. DITCHED, AIRPLANE SANK. FATALITY OCCURRED WHEN PASSENGER PANICKED, JUMPED PRIOR DITCHING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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