Ditched in the ocean in Feb. of this year.
http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20160203X52126&key=1
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2016/02/piper-pa-28-161-warrior-ii-n8466g.html
First soloed in this one...
Similar thing happened to me. We were on a dual cc approaching Chattanooga. ATC was vectoring us all over hither and yon. After about ten minutes of this my CFI says, "Which way to the Airport?", which we couldn't see clearly. I looked around and pointed to 10 o'clock. She asked how I could be...
FYI
There is a nice grass strip on Lake Burton. It is uncharted, but used and maintained. Good to know it's there if you need it. You can see it at 1:15 in the video. It crossed the peninsula in the lower left of the video. It is up hill. Approach is from the south.
Thanks. I read this story as a young man in Reader's Digest. I was almost ready for my check ride years ago when life interfered. I am contemplating getting back to it, funds willing.