# Accident 19960108000309A: Cessna 172N, West Palm Beach, FL, January 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1996, 14:07 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800PB-1997-03-20) (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: 2,250 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960108000309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA060), Jan 8, 1996: Cessna 172N (N800PB), Lantana, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, while over water, which resulted in a forced landing/ditching at sea.

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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