What happened
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En route developed engine trouble. Pilot advised he was going to ditch. Search and rescue dit not locate. (.19) on October 24, 1995, at 1257 eastern daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N4733K, ditched in the atlantic ocean. The pilot, the sole occupant, is presumed fatally injured, and the airplane is presumed to be substantially damaged. The positioning flight, which departed narsarsuaq, greenland, was operating on an IFR flight plan under 14 CFR part 91.while cruising at FL200,en route to Goose Bay, labrador, Canada, the pilot reported that the engine was rough, and he was descending. The airplane was ditched, about 140 miles east of land, and 250 miles east of Goose Bay. Search aircraft responded to the area; however, neither the pilot, nor airplane have been located. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Canada. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:privacy data omitted this report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the canadian governmen t.
As the FAA filed it
EN ROUTE DEVELOPED ENGINE TROUBLE. PILOT ADVISED HE WAS GOING TO DITCH. SEARCH AND RESCUE DIT NOT LOCATE. (.19) ON OCTOBER 24, 1995, AT 1257 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P210N, N4733K, DITCHED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, IS PRESUMED FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE IS PRESUMED TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE POSITIONING FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED NARSARSUAQ, GREENLAND, WAS OPERATING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.WHILE CRUISING AT FL200,EN ROUTE TO GOOSE BAY, LABRADOR, CANADA, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ROUGH, AND HE WAS DESCENDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS DITCHED, ABOUT 140 MILES EAST OF LAND, AND 250 MILES EAST OF GOOSE BAY. SEARCH AIRCRAFT RESPONDED TO THE AREA; HOWEVER, NEITHER THE PILOT, NOR AIRPLANE HAVE BEEN LOCATED. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMEN T.
NTSB investigation
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