ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365526
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| Date: | Saturday 30 March 1991 |
| Time: | 18:38 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Frenchmen's Bay Flying Club |
| Registration: | N2899E |
| MSN: | 17271367 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bar Harbor, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bellmar, NJ (KBLM) |
| Bar Harbor, ME (BHB | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: THE ENGINE LOST POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA096
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 11:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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