MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA, USA
N1882D
BEECH C35
THE PLT HAD DEPARTED MARTHA'S VINEYARD ARPT & WAS CLIMBING OVER LAGOON POND (A LARGE BODY OF SALT WATER) AT APRX 900 FT AGL WHEN THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT DECIDED THE ARPT WAS TOO FAR AWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING & THERE WERE TREES IN THE AREA, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND IN THE WATER. AFTER DITCHING, THE ACFT FLOATED FOR ABOUT 30 MIN, THAN SANK. IT REMAINED SUBMERGED FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK IN SALT WATER. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE LOSS OF POWER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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