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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175A · Ocean City, NJ · May 19, 2003

Date: May 19, 2003 · 12:10 local
Place: Ocean City, NJ
Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6989E
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA109
Reported as: Cessna 175A
Reported engine: Continental GO300C
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6989ERegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Cessna 175AS/N 56489 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 175A Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated: on downwind leg to landing at Ocean City, NJ airport (26N), engine started to run rough, then stopped. Efforts to restart failed. Ditched aircraft in water beyond surf. Evaluation of engine was inconclusive. This investigation considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED: ON DOWNWIND LEG TO LANDING AT OCEAN CITY, NJ AIRPORT (26N), ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, THEN STOPPED. EFFORTS TO RESTART FAILED. DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN WATER BEYOND SURF. EVALUATION OF ENGINE WAS INCONCLUSIVE. THIS INVESTIGATION CONSIDERED CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC03LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOcean City, NJA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.May 19, 2003 · Substantial damage