# NTSB ATL81FLA12: Cessna 404, N2684L, St Simons Is, GA, August 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1981
- Place: St Simons Is, GA · ST SIMONS IS, GA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2684L-1981-09-21), registration cancelled 1981-09-21, S/N 404-0610, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Registry model: [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (registry code 2075901) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810811049229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810811049229A), Aug 11, 1981: Cessna 404CESSNA, St Simons Islan, GA, Destroyed. Aircraft found at bottom of river. Investigation indicates illegal drug flight attempted.

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.

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