Cessna 182 RG N55AG

Summary

On 31 March 1983 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 182 RG registered N55AG, operated by Atlantic Aero Inc., was involved in an accident near Palm Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 March 1983 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

West Palm Beach (PBI)

Coordinates

26.6604, -80.0899

Aircraft

Cessna 182 RG

Registration

N55AG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Atlantic Aero Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boca Raton → Ft. Pierce

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA83LA108

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT DITCHED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 5 MILES EAST OF PALM BEACH FL AFTER AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT SAID HE DEPARTED BOCA RATON AT 1950 EST. A FEW MINUTES LATER HE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE QUIT. HE TRIED A RESTART WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND DITCHED THE ACFT IN THE OCEAN WATER WHERE HE WAS RESCUED BY A FISHING BOAT. THE ACFT SANK AND WAS NOT RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.