- Date
- November 14, 1982, 11:27 local (16:27 UTC)
- Place
- Nr.Chubeay, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26287Gulfstream American AA5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821114058469A
- Case key
- 72058
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that engine lost power while over the ocean waters and the pilot was forced to ditch the plane. The pilot and passenger were rescued by a yacht in the vicinity of the crash site. The aircraft sank and the wreckage was not recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26287
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A0523
- Airframe hours
- 2,638
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stephen Herod
- Registered owner
- Stephen Herod
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 598 total · 53 in this make and model · 458 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.