- Date
- May 6, 1979
- Place
- Jamaica, WN · JAMAICA,W. INDIES, West Indies
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N561MCCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790506042009A
- Case key
- 135572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3138 79/5/6 NR.JAMAICA,W. INDIES CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 520 TIME - 0640 N561MC PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTEGO BAY,JAMAICA GREAT INAGUA,BAHAMAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT LANDED IN OPEN WATER DUE TO LOSS OF ENG PWR,PLT ATMPTED TKOF,STUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT AND SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N561MC
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N561MCRegistration cancelled May 28, 1981 · Cessna A185EAirframe modelCessna A185EEngine modelContinental IO-520 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.