ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188523
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| Date: | Monday 4 July 2016 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 305A Bird Dog L-19A |
| Owner/operator: | Simmons Aviation Services Llc |
| Registration: | N5291G |
| MSN: | 23413 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8969 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-11B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean off Bonnet Shores, Narragansett Bay, RI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Westerly State Airport, RI (WST/KWST) |
| Westerly State Airport, RI (WST/KWST) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot performed a preflight inspection and sampled the fuel with no anomalies noted. He then departed on the flight with 5 hours of available fuel. About 3.5 hours into the flight, the airplane was flying about 500 ft over the ocean when the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot performed a forced landing to the water, subsequently egressed, and was rescued a brief time later. Examination of the engine after recovery revealed no obvious signs of mechanical anomalies with the engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N5291G
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 1982 | N5291G | Peter Clume Greene | 0 | Sagaponack, NY | |
sub |
| 24 August 1984 | N5291G | Spadaro, Bart | 0 | East Moriches, NY | |
sub |
| 14 March 1985 | N5291G | Private | 0 | Sugar Loaf Key, FL | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2016 20:40 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Jul-2016 20:41 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 28-Nov-2018 14:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 16-Nov-2022 20:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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