- Date
- September 8, 1969
- Place
- Reedville, VA · REEDVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N562DHChampion 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156412
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3925 69/9/8 REEDVILLE,VA CHAMPION 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4300 TIME - 1100 N562DH PX- 0 0 0 FISH SPOTTING TOTAL HOURS, 720 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REEDVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REEDVILLE,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- LANDED IN WATER ABOUT 100 FT OFF SHORE,SANK. NO DITCHING INFO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N562DH
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reedville