19880622023639A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Bimini, Bahamas · June 22, 1988

Date
June 22, 1988 · 15:00 local
Place
Bimini, Bahamas
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3634C
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA202
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total150 in this make and model300 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.

Reported engine seized over ocean en route. Ditched and aircraft sank. Pilot and passenger rescued by boat.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE SEIZED OVER OCEAN EN ROUTE. DITCHED AND AIRCRAFT SANK. PILOT AND PASSENGER RESCUED BY BOAT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N3634C · 1

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