19811022075969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Ponce, Puerto Rico · October 22, 1981

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Date: October 22, 1981 · 08:45 local
Place: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7145G
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7145GRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 1982 · Cessna 172KS/N 17258845 Airframe modelCessna 172K

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What happened

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Engine quit on over water flight. Ditched in ocean. Rescued. Plane sank. Possible fuel exhaustion. Pilot not rated.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON OVER WATER FLIGHT. DITCHED IN OCEAN. RESCUED. PLANE SANK. POSSIBLE FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT NOT RATED.