# Accident 19880622023639A: Cessna 180, Bimini, Bahamas, June 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bimini, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3634C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3634C-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880622023639A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA88LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA202), Jun 22, 1988: Cessna 180 (N3634C), Bimini, Bahamas, destroyed. Probable cause: Low engine oil pressure and subsequent engine seizure for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N3634C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780513033579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513033579I), May 13, 1978: Cessna 180 (N3634C), Zillah, WA, Minor damage. Parachute opened in aircraft pulling skydiver out. Landed safely.

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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