19880730071549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Providence, RI · July 30, 1988

Date
July 30, 1988 · 05:03 local
Place
Providence, RI
Airport
Theodore Francis Green State
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N19699
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA199
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
320 total205 in this make and model45 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.

IFR flight plan into predicted fog conditions. Numerous missed approaches and vectors. Ditched in bay.

As the FAA filed it

IFR FLIGHT PLAN INTO PREDICTED FOG CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS MISSED APPROACHES AND VECTORS. DITCHED IN BAY.

NTSB investigation

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