19831023055399A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Andros Island, Bahamas · October 23, 1983

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Date: October 23, 1983 · 13:00 local
Place: Andros Island, Bahamas
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N734TT
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 350 total74 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N734TTRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna 172NS/N 17269107 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Became off course and ran out of fuel. Ditched in ocean. Aircraft was illegally registered to a non U.S. Citizen.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME OFF COURSE AND RAN OUT OF FUEL. DITCHED IN OCEAN. AIRCRAFT WAS ILLEGALLY REGISTERED TO A NON U.S. CITIZEN.