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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 404 · St Simons Is, GA · August 11, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1981
Place
St Simons Is, GA · ST SIMONS IS, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2684LCessna 404
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810811049229A
Case key
124465

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2072  81/8/11    ST SIMONS IS,GA     CESSNA 404          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2684L              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND IN FREDRICA RVR AFTER BCMG ENTANGLED W TRAWLER NET.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2684L
Reported as
Cessna 404
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.