# Accident 19980404006009A: Cessna 195, Cape May, NJ, April 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1998
- Place: Cape May, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9411° N, 74.8984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape May, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9411&lon=-74.8984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4477C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4477C-2000-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980404006009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) REPORTED AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING POWER, ATC LOST CONTACT WITH PILOT. BELIEVE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. NOTHING HAS BEEN RECOVERED FROM THIS ACCIDENT TO DATE.

## 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 NYC98FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FAMS1), Apr 5, 1998: Cessna 195 (N4477C), Cape May, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined.

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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