What happened
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(-23) Aircraft was on IFR flight plan from craig airport (crg) jacksonville, FL to ft. pierce (fpr) FL. Aircraft leveled off at 6,000 ft and reported rough engine to jax approach and stated that it was unable to maintain altitude. ATC assisted the aircraft with vectors to the ILS approach to rwy 31 at the st. Augustine (sgj) airport. Aircraft impacted the atlantic ocean approximately 1.4 miles south east of sgj airport. The weather at the time of the approach was reported to be 500 ovc, lt rain, vis 1 mile, winds 010 @ 20 gust 22, temp 12 dpt 11, pressure 30.23. Coast guard was on scene and reported one survivor and one fatality. Suspect two other persons on aircraft. Aircraft landed in approximately 50 feet of water in the atlantic ocean. The aircraft had departed rome, ga and landed at craig. The aircraft was refueled at craig with 50 gallons of fuel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM CRAIG AIRPORT (CRG) JACKSONVILLE, FL TO FT. PIERCE (FPR) FL. AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 6,000 FT AND REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE TO JAX APPROACH AND STATED THAT IT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. ATC ASSISTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH VECTORS TO THE ILS APPROACH TO RWY 31 AT THE ST. AUGUSTINE (SGJ) AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE ATLANTIC OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 1.4 MILES SOUTH EAST OF SGJ AIRPORT. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE APPROACH WAS REPORTED TO BE 500 OVC, LT RAIN, VIS 1 MILE, WINDS 010 @ 20 GUST 22, TEMP 12 DPT 11, PRESSURE 30.23. COAST GUARD WAS ON SCENE AND REPORTED ONE SURVIVOR AND ONE FATALITY. SUSPECT TWO OTHER PERSONS ON AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OF WATER IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED ROME, GA AND LANDED AT CRAIG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AT CRAIG WITH 50 GALLONS OF FUEL.
NTSB investigation
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