- Date
- March 30, 1991, 17:38 local (22:38 UTC)
- Place
- Bar Harbor, ME
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2899ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910330007929A
- Case key
- 36896
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Probable cause
The engine lost power for an undetermined reason.
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 was approaching his destination and descending when the engine lost power. He applied full throttle with no change. He then added carburetor heat and power was restored for approximately one minute, then power was lost again. A ditching was made in the Harbor. The pilot was not wearing a shoulder harness, but he and the passenger got out of the airplane and clung to it until they were rescued about 45 min later. No reason was found for the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2899E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271367
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frenchmen'S Bay Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BLM · Bellmar, NJ
- Destination
- BHB · Bar Harbor, ME
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- BHB · Bar Harbor
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
- 74
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,519 total · 2,429 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.