# Accident 19920113023819A: Cessna 172G, Key West, FL, January 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1992, 18:11 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5651° N, 81.7755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key West, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5651&lon=-81.7755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121L-1992-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,619 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920113023819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BLEW UP IN FLIGHT ON AN AIDS TO NAVIGATION MISSION FOR US COAST GUARD. AIRCRAFT SANK. OBSERVER DROWNED.

## 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 MIA92LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA061), Jan 13, 1992: Cessna 172G (N121L), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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