Pilot of J3 cub has engine failure over water when 8 mi offshore and 300 ft altitude. Ditched.

Attributes
ACN	376212
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pfn
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	J3 Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	376212
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Loss of power, ditched aircraft in panama city bay. Classified as incident by FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF J3 CUB HAS ENG FAILURE OVER WATER WHEN 8 MI OFFSHORE AND 300 FT ALT. DITCHED.

Narrative: LOSS OF PWR, DITCHED ACFT IN PANAMA CITY BAY. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT BY FAA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.