# Accident 19840420014239A: Cessna 172P, West Palm Beach, FL, April 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1984, 10:17 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6605° N, 80.0909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6605&lon=-80.0909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51184, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51184-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 639 total, 193 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840420014239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN OCEAN AFTER ENGINE LOST POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA84LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA148), Apr 20, 1984: Cessna 172 (N51184), West Palm Beach, FL, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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