- Date
- July 30, 1978
- Place
- West Palm Bch, FL · WEST PALM BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N30425Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780730024599A
- Case key
- 140150
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2501 78/7/30 NR.WEST PALM BCH,FL CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 434 TIME - 1500 N30425 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 331 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARSH HARBOR BAHAMAS WEST PALM BEACH,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 COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- DITCHED AT SEA,WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30425
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- 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.
Other investigations on N30425 · 1
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