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) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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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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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