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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Panama City Bea, FL · March 14, 1991

Date
March 14, 1991 · 15:42 local
Place
Panama City Bea, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88FP
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91LA099
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
955 total605 in this make and model50 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.

Observed low passes over beach and performing chandelles. Engine quit. Ditched closed to beach. Carb ice probability

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED LOW PASSES OVER BEACH AND PERFORMING CHANDELLES. ENGINE QUIT.DITCHED CLOSED TO BEACH. CARB ICE PROBABILITY

NTSB investigation

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