ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 128193
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Date: | Wednesday 17 August 1966 |
Time: | 11:36 |
Type: | Cessna U206 |
Owner/operator: | Bi-Air Regional |
Registration: | N8077Z |
MSN: | U206-0477 |
Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Atlantic Ocean near Westerly, Rhode Island -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Westerly State Airport,Westerly, Rhode Island (WRS/KWST) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Ditched August 17, 1966, into the Atlantic Ocean, off Rhode Island, shortly after take off from Westerly State Airport,Westerly, Rhode Island (WRS/KWST). The two persons on board (pilot and one passenger) sustained minor injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAME OUT-1 ENGINE
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
FUEL EXHAUSTED IN RIGHT TANK. MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS INADEQUATE FOR ENGINE RESTARTING IN FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC67A0029 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC67A0029 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=22940&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=8077Z 3.
https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/_layouts/ntsb.recsearch/Recommendation.aspx?Rec=A-68-015 4.
http://planecrashmap.com/list/ri/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Dec-2016 18:52 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source] |
28-Dec-2016 01:04 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
28-Dec-2016 01:08 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
25-Apr-2017 06:04 |
XAIRMIKE |
Updated [Embed code] |
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