- Date
- March 30, 1983, 20:00 local (Mar 31, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Palm Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N55AGCessna 182 RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830330013039A
- Case key
- 30866
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft ditched in the atlantic ocean 5 miles east of Palm Beach FL after an electrical fire and engine failure. The pilot said he departed boca raton at 1950 EST. A few minutes later he experienced an electrical fire and electrical failure. About 2 minutes later the engine quit. He tried a restart which was unsuccessful and ditched the acft in the ocean water where he was rescued by a fishing boat. The acft sank and was not recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55AG
- Reported as
- Cessna 182 RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R-182000034
- Airframe hours
- 2,550
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Atlantic Aero Inc.
- Registered owner
- John E. Godwin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 10, 1983 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- BCT · Boca Raton, FL
- Destination
- Ft. Pierce, FL
- Airport
- PBI · West Palm Beach
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 100 in this make and model · 240 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.