- Date
- January 6, 1973
- Place
- Atlantic O.North (Atlantic Ocean) · ATLANTIC O.NORTH, AO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8953QAero Comdr S-2R
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730106004049A
- Case key
- 169651
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0187 73/1/6 ATLANTIC O.NORTH AERO COMDR S-2R CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4590 TIME - 2300 N8953Q PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWFOUNDLAND,CAN SANTA MARIA,AZORES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE 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- FLEW 16HRS IN 24HR PERIOD.INFLT WITH OTR ACFT,LOST CTC.RADIO TRANS-FUEL EX,DITCHING.ACFT NOT FOUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8953Q
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S-2R
- 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.