FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Key West, FL · June 12, 1981
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Reported lost radios en route. Fuel showed near empty. Ditched in gulf. Had adequate fuel per elapsed time en route
REPORTED LOST RADIOS EN ROUTE. FUEL SHOWED NEAR EMPTY. DITCHED IN GULF. HAD ADEQUATE FUEL PER ELAPSED TIME EN ROUTE