ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287913
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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 2010 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N882AV |
| MSN: | 17269667 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 89118 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-HZAD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bluffton, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hilton Head Airport, SC (HHH/KHXD) |
| Walterboro Municipal Airport, SC (RBW/KRBW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, the airplane was in cruise flight at 2,000 feet mean sea level, when he felt a violent impact/upset and thought something hit the rudder. The airplane became unstable and started to rock from side to side, causing the pilot to perform a forced landing to a river. The airplane was not located or recovered and is assumed to have sustained substantial damage. The cause of the reported violent impact/upset could not be determined.
Probable Cause: An in-flight upset of undetermined origin resulting in a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11LA071
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| 04-Oct-2022 16:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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