- Date
- June 25, 1981
- Place
- Bridgeport, NJ · BRIDGEPORT, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8852BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810625036319A
- Case key
- 125173
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1598 81/6/25 BRIDGEPORT,NJ CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 480 TIME - 1640 N8852B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGEPORT,NJ DOYLESTOWN,PA 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8852B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bridgeport
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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.
Other investigations on N8852B · 1
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