DUBLIN, NC, USA
N50913
CESSNA 150J
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT LOST POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. HE ABORTED THE APPROACH BECAUSE OF A TAILWIND AND FLEW ALONG A RIVER FOR APRX 1 MILE BEFORE DITCHING IN THE WATER. THE ACFT SANK IN THE RIVER AND THE PLT SWAM TO SHORE. THE ACFT WAS NOT RECOVERED FROM THE RIVER AND CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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