Cessna A185F N80SS

Summary

On 9 September 2012 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N80SS, operated by Aircapital Nevada Inc, was involved in an accident near Cambria, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 September 2012 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Cambria, California, United States

Nearest airport

Camarillo (CMA)

Coordinates

35.7356, -121.3375

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N80SS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aircapital Nevada Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Camarillo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12LA411

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane sank in the ocean and was not recovered.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while in cruise flight over the ocean in the float-equipped airplane, the engine experienced a partial loss of power. The airplane was unable to maintain altitude, and the pilot subsequently made a forced landing on the water. After the pilot and his son were rescued, the airplane sank, and the wreckage was not recovered. Although the pilot reported that there might have been a problem with the turbocharger wastegate, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined because the airplane sank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.