# Accident 20051218031799A: Cessna 195, St Augustine, FL, December 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2005, 13:33 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9719° N, 81.2678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9719&lon=-81.2678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22L-2007-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L6 (registry code 35005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Reported engine: JACOBS L6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051218031799A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA06LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA041), Dec 18, 2005: Cessna 195 (N22L), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an emergency descent and ditching. Factors contributing to the survivability of the accident were the low…

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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