Garrett Gerald P COZY MARK IV N14GG

Summary

On 4 May 2008 at about 15:30 local time, a Garrett Gerald P COZY MARK IV registered N14GG was involved in an accident near Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 May 2008 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

31.0714, -81.4233

Aircraft

Garrett Gerald P COZY MARK IV

Registration

N14GG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brunswick → Brunswick

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08LA096

1 person died.

Controlled flight into water for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness saw the amateur-built airplane flying parallel to a beach and thought that the engine sounded unusual. He did not observe anything else abnormal about the flight. Examination of the airplane revealed that it had impacted the water in a landing attitude, with the wings level. The impact separated the upper cabin, propeller and engine gearbox. The engine remained partially attached by it mounts. After recovery, the airplane and engine showed no evidence of precrash mechanical failure or malfunction. Autopsy and toxicology findings indicated that the pilot had severe coronary artery disease, an enlarged and thickened heart, and poorly controlled diabetes. There were no indications that the pilot was aware of these medical conditions and the relevance of the conditions to the accident could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.