# Accident 19981010028799A: Cessna 172M, Freeport, October 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1998, 10:08 local time
- Place: Freeport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9728H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9728H-1999-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99WA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99WA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010028799A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE WATER 3/4 MILE FROM TEH RWY.(-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 ATL99WA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99WA010), Oct 10, 1998: Cessna 172M (N9728H), Freeport, Bahamas, substantial damage, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N9728H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850315025969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850315025969I), Mar 15, 1985: Cessna 172M (N9728H), Columbus, OH. Jet blast from taxiing aircraft caused door of aircraft being preflighted to strike pilot.

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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