Aviation Accident Summary LAX86LA139

HANAKULI, HI, USA

Aircraft #1

N8467M

CESSNA A150K

Analysis

THE ACFT WAS DITCHED IN PACIFIC OCEAN AFTER THE ENG QUIT. RECOVERED INBOARD PORTION OF LEFT WING SHOWED GAS TANK CAP MISSING. THE DITCHING OCCURRED 1 MILE FROM SHORE AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE PICKED UP UNHARMED AFTER 20 MINUTES IN THE WATER. THE PLT SAID THE ENG MADE A SOUND 'LIKE A RUSH OF AIR, A SLIGHT COUGH AND THEN SILENCE.'

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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