19951017047839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mrchti SF260 · Atlantic Ocean · October 17, 1995

Date
October 17, 1995 · 15:30 local
Place
Atlantic Ocean
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N913WJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA009
Reported as
Mrchti SF260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4A5
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot on ferry flight reported power loss near Bahamas. Ditched in Ocean. Rescued but aircraft sank. Not recovered.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ON FERRY FLIGHT REPORTED POWER LOSS NEAR BAHAMAS. DITCHED IN OCEAN. RESCUED BUT AIRCRAFT SANK. 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.