Cape Cod Cessna Ditching

What does the Blackberry Torch have to do with a Cessna Ditching? I ask because when I clicked that link that is all I can see.

Something crazy goin' on, I get "Oil spill's latest victims", a video.
 
Would a Cessna float at the wing level if there was more fuel than air in the tanks? Just curious.

I'm glad both men got out safely.
 
Would a Cessna float at the wing level if there was more fuel than air in the tanks? Just curious.

I'm glad both men got out safely.
Given that Avgas is less dense than water - I believe it would. I know one of my former CG pilots ditched on a HNL-SFO flight in his homebuilt, and even though his wings were completely full the airplane floated just fine.
 
They called it a "crash" a few too many times. A couple of times, though, they did call it a "ditching" or an "emergency landing". Probably will be an off-field landing of the week on UCAP! :)
 
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