- Date
- July 16, 1973
- Place
- N Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · N ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8398JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730716022459A
- Case key
- 189579
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1969 73/7/16 N ATLANTIC OCEAN CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5836 TIME - 1710 N8398J PX- 0 0 0 FISH SPOTTING TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FALL RIVER MASS LOCAL 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 PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT REPORTED ENG LOST PWR UN MAINTAIN ALT,FISH SPOTTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8398J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8398J · 1
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