ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364465
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| Date: | Friday 27 September 1991 |
| Time: | 13:17 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2983U |
| MSN: | 17254995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1500 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, AO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Pierce, FL (KFPR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR 4 MONTHS. THE FLT DEPARTED & PROCEEDED OFFSHORE DUE TO REPORTED CONGESTION OVER LAND. THE FLT WAS 14 MILES OFFSHORE WHEN THE ENG QUIT. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT & DITCHED THE ACFT WHICH BECAME INVERTED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE PLT EXITED THE ACFT & WAS RESCUED BY A NEARBY BOAT. THE ACFT WAS NOT RECOVERED; THEREFORE, NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE REPORTED LOSS OF ENG POWER.
Probable Cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA91LA225
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 15:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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