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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Ocean Cay, Bahamas · July 18, 1984

Date
July 18, 1984 · 19:30 local
Place
Ocean Cay, Bahamas
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N738PQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA208
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total0 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.

Pilot reported power loss caused him to ditch the aircraft in the Ocean. Aircraft sank. Engine problem unknown.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS CAUSED HIM TO DITCH THE AIRCRAFT IN THE OCEAN. AIRCRAFT SANK. ENGINE PROBLEM UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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