# Accident 19870613042689A: Cessna 172G, Saint Vincent, VC, June 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1987, 14:45 local time
- Place: Saint Vincent, VC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4346W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4346W-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 77 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870613042689A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DITCHED IN THE OCEAN AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND OVERSHOT DESTINATION.

## 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 MIA87LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA182), Jun 13, 1987: Cessna 172G (N4346W), Caribbean Sea, substantial damage

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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