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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Marina, CA · June 24, 1983

Date
June 24, 1983 · 00:35 local
Place
Marina, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N733PP
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA301
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total75 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Inadvertently flew into ocean water offshore en route at night. Aircraft witnessed flying at less than 100 feet.

As the FAA filed it

INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO OCEAN WATER OFFSHORE EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. AIRCRAFT WITNESSED FLYING AT LESS THAN 100 FEET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.