What happened
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(-23) On 09-20-2002, at approximately 1100 hrs. The pilot of N54804, departed the laconia, new hampshire (lci) airport enroute to the rockland, Maine airport (rkd). The pilot stated that while at the laconia, NH airport he had 24 gallons of fuel added to the aircraft fuel tanks, he also estimated that at the time of fueling the aircraft had onboard approximately 10 to 15 gallons of fuel, he stated that the total capacity was 45 gallons. At approximately 1200 hrs. He stated that while cruising at approximately 1200 feet AGL, the engine started to lose power, pilot stated that he attempted to establish sufficient power to keep from descending but was not successful, he made an emergency landing on the medomax river in the town of Waldoboro, Maine. The aircraft was in salt water for approximately 5 days before being recovered. Initial impact damaged the underside of the nose cowling, no structural damage from impact was observed. Recovery of the aircraft caused damage to the underside of the trailing edge wing root fairing and the under of the tail cone section, the aircraft was towed next to johnson island by a lobster boat towing the aircraft by the tail section, this caused some damage to the rudder.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 09-20-2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HRS. THE PILOT OF N54804, DEPARTED THE LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE (LCI) AIRPORT ENROUTE TO THE ROCKLAND, MAINE AIRPORT (RKD). THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE LACONIA, NH AIRPORT HE HAD 24 GALLONS OF FUEL ADDED TO THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS, HE ALSO ESTIMATED THAT AT THE TIME OF FUELING THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONBOARD APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 GALLONS OF FUEL, HE STATED THAT THE TOTAL CAPACITY WAS 45 GALLONS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HRS. HE STATED THAT WHILE CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO ESTABLISH SUFFICIENT POWER TO KEEP FROM DESCENDING BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE MEDOMAX RIVER IN THE TOWN OF WALDOBORO, MAINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN SALT WATER FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS BEFORE BEING RECOVERED. INITIAL IMPACT DAMAGED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOSE COWLING, NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM IMPACT WAS OBSERVED. RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILING EDGE WING ROOT FAIRING AND THE UNDER OF THE TAIL CONE SECTION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED NEXT TO JOHNSON ISLAND BY A LOBSTER BOAT TOWING THE AIRCRAFT BY THE TAIL SECTION, THIS CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER.
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