- Date
- September 27, 1978
- Place
- Broadkil Beach, DE · BROADKIL BEACH, DE
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3471TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780927030759A
- Case key
- 139047
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2883 78/9/27 BROADKIL BEACH,DE CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0945 N3471T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 28, 4200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 81 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILTON,DE WILDWOOD,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3471T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3471TRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 1982 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.