- Date
- July 29, 1975
- Place
- Martha Vinyard, MA · MARTHA VINYARD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1816GBellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750729024179A
- Case key
- 149938
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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 75/7/29 NR.MARTHA VINYARD,MA BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1760 TIME - 1245 N1816G PX- 0 0 0 FISH SPOTTING TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW BEDFORD,MA 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 COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PLT UNABLE RESTART ENGINE. DITCH ACFT NEAR FISHING BOAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1816G
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1816G · 1
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