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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1993 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 17-30A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N104CB |
| MSN: | 30443 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1337 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hilton Head Is, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rock Hill, SC (29J) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING ENGINE POWER AT 1500 FEET AGL, APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTH OF HILTON HEAD AIRPORT. UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT FORCE LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN THE OCEAN, AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE SAFELY RECOVERED. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT RECOVERED. THE PILOT REPORTED REFUELING THE AIRPLANE AT ITS LAST DEPARTURE POINT SHORTLY BEFORE THE FLIGHT. THE REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Probable Cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93LA145
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 18:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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