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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Atlantic Ocean, FL · September 27, 1991

Date
September 27, 1991 · 13:15 local
Place
Atlantic Ocean, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2983U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91LA225
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,000 in this make and model2 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.

Pilot reported loss of engine power while flying over Ocean. After ditching the airplane it became inverted and sank

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE FLYING OVER OCEAN.AFTER DITCHING THE AIRPLANE IT BECAME INVERTED AND SANK

NTSB investigation

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