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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Cedar Key, FL · August 9, 1985

Date
August 9, 1985 · 21:50 local
Place
Cedar Key, FL
Airport
Cedar Key
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6419R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA227
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
126 total11 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Overflew airport to alert taxi driver. Impacted gulf waters while circling at night. Flying while intoxicated.

As the FAA filed it

OVERFLEW AIRPORT TO ALERT TAXI DRIVER. IMPACTED GULF WATERS WHILE CIRCLING AT NIGHT. FLYING WHILE INTOXICATED.

NTSB investigation

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