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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Atlantic Ocean, FL · July 26, 1987

Date
July 26, 1987 · 15:50 local
Place
Atlantic Ocean, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N61897
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA215
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,741 total1,554 in this make and model206 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.

Engine quit at cruise altitude over the Atlantic Ocean. Ditched in Ocean. Aircraft sank. Cause undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. DITCHED IN OCEAN. AIRCRAFT SANK. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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