- Date
- March 17, 1977
- Place
- N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · N.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8455MCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770317009119A
- Case key
- 158031
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0922 77/3/17 N.ATLANTIC OCEAN CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1810 TIME - 1115 N8455M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST PALM BEACH,FL KEY WEST,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- OVER WATER FLT NOT NECESSARY TO REACH DESTINATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8455M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- 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.