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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · San Juan, Puerto Rico · May 24, 1984

Date
May 24, 1984 · 11:16 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Isla Grande
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3838D
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA171
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported engine quit on base leg. Had to ditch offshore in ocean. Aircraft not recovered.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON BASE LEG. HAD TO DITCH OFFSHORE IN OCEAN. AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.

NTSB investigation

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