# Accident 19840522045879A: Cessna 152, Atlantic Ocean, FL, May 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1984, 18:51 local time
- Place: Atlantic Ocean, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N68760 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522045879A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BECAME LOST OVER OCEAN. RAN OUT OF FUEL AND DITCHED. ATC AND OTHERS TRIED TO HELP. WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 MIA84FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA169), May 22, 1984: Cessna 152 (N68760), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal

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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