# Accident 19850317007439A: Cessna 172C, Big Pine Key, FL, March 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1985, 09:45 local time
- Place: Big Pine Key, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.6707° N, 81.3493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6707&lon=-81.3493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1814Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1814Y-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 86 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317007439A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE,DITCHED IN WATER.POWER SETTING,ALTITUDE AND HUMIDITY CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 MIA85LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA124), Mar 17, 1985: Cessna 172 (N1814Y), Big Pine Key, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1814Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050916025189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050916025189A), Sep 16, 2005: Cessna 172C (N1814Y), St Cloud, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed private airfield with pilot and passenger. Aircraft exhibited difficulty gaining altitude with engine cutting off & on 2 or 3 times…

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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