# Accident 19910314005369A: Cessna 172N, Panama City Bea, FL, March 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1991, 15:42 local time
- Place: Panama City Bea, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2000° N, 85.6692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2000&lon=-85.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88FP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88FP-1992-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 955 total, 605 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910314005369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA91LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA099), Mar 14, 1991: Cessna 172N (N88FP), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICING DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING AND DITCHING.

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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