19960108000309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · West Palm Beach, FL · January 8, 1996

Date
January 8, 1996 · 14:07 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N800PB
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA060
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,250 total2,000 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.

Lost power approaching shore after three and half hrs flight from Bahamas. Ditched. Aircraft not recovered.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER APPROACHING SHORE AFTER THREE AND HALF HRS FLIGHT FROM BAHAMAS. DITCHED. AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.

NTSB investigation

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