ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149055
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| Date: | Sunday 9 September 2012 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Aircapital Nevada Inc |
| Registration: | N80SS |
| MSN: | 18504041 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NW of Morro Bay, near San Simeon, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Camarillo, CA (CMA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while in cruise flight over the ocean in the float-equipped airplane, the engine experienced a partial loss of power. The airplane was unable to maintain altitude, and the pilot subsequently made a forced landing on the water. After the pilot and his son were rescued, the airplane sank, and the wreckage was not recovered. Although the pilot reported that there might have been a problem with the turbocharger wastegate, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined because the airplane sank.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane sank in the ocean and was not recovered.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://www.wistv.com/story/19497691/2-rescued-after-small-plane-crashes-off-calif
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/state&id=8804533
http://web.archive.org/web/20121022200703/http://www.keyt.com/news/local/Plane-Rescue-off-Coast-of-Morro-Bay-169173886.html
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=80SS
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/08_80SS.txt
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gWJiatxJ0I4lgyPuIHk63nTa76xw?docId=c32bc53fac514e5d9e80ef1251b31e09]
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photos/N80SS:1.html
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2012 06:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Sep-2012 10:20 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 10-Sep-2012 22:47 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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