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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Gulfport, MS · June 19, 1991

Date
June 19, 1991 · 09:40 local
Place
Gulfport, MS
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6609R
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360F1A6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total5,000 in this make and model318 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 failed over gulf. Unable to reach land. Ditched in shallow water. Aircraft later sank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED OVER GULF. UNABLE TO REACH LAND. DITCHED IN SHALLOW WATER. AIRCRAFT LATER SANK.