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| Date: | Monday 2 August 1982 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P |
| Owner/operator: | The Ne Coast Aviation Corporat |
| Registration: | N5787J |
| MSN: | 18263535 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5487 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abbeville, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Sabine Pass, TX (KSBI) |
| Abbeville, LA (0R3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FERRY FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD OF TALL RICE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RICE LEVEE AND NOSED OVER. THE SOURCE OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW82DA310
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 January 2004 | N5787J | Private | 2 | Baudette, MN | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 03:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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