NEAR DEERING, AK, USA
N3120G
BEECH C45H
THE AIRCRAFT SLID WHEELS UP INTO A LAKE DURING A ONE-ENGINE FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SANK AND WAS NOT RECOVERED BUT ALL THE OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO REACH SHORE UNINJURED. THE PILOT SAID THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CRUISE AND HE ELECTED TO SHUT IT DOWN. DURING THE SHUT-DOWN HE FAILED TO ADD POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE IN TIME TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE. BY THE TIME HE ADDED POWER THE AIRSPEED WAS BELOW 100 KNOTS AND THE ALTITUDE LESS THAN 800 AGL. THE PILOT COMMITTED HIMSELF TO A LANDING IN THE TUNDRA WHEELS UP AND SLID INTO THE LAKE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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