- Date
- July 28, 1991, 16:20 local (Jul 29, 1991, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Cordova, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8651TCessna 182C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910728030299A
- Case key
- 5588
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Probable cause
A total loss of engine power while operating over water.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane was maneuvering at 1,000 feet MSL when the engine lost power. After an emerency landing in the water, the pilot exited the airplane. The airplane sank into 140 to 160 feet of water and could not be recovered for an engine examination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8651T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52551
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Monnett
- Registered owner
- Charles Monnett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 11, 1991 · 100 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 880 total · 810 in this make and model · 840 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.