A stearman A25 pilot had to ditch when he had an in-flight engine shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	358320
Time
Date	199701
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vnc
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 4300
ASRS Report	358320
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The engine quit over a 30 second to 1 min period. I had no choice but to land. I put the plane in the water, close to land. No injury to anyone, including myself.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STEARMAN A25 PLT HAD TO DITCH WHEN HE HAD AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: THE ENG QUIT OVER A 30 SECOND TO 1 MIN PERIOD. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO LAND. I PUT THE PLANE IN THE WATER, CLOSE TO LAND. NO INJURY TO ANYONE, INCLUDING MYSELF.

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.