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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Whittier, AK · July 3, 2000

Date: July 3, 2000 · 04:30 local
Place: Whittier, AK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N862SP
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC00FA082
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N862SPRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2004 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8196 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot on VFR flight plan, buzzed boats near Whittier, AK and was flying unsafely before crashing into water at a high rate of speed. Pilot reported that the engine had quit just before the crash. The aircraft is in 1400 feet of water. This was a fatal accident with only the pilot aboard.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ON VFR FLIGHT PLAN, BUZZED BOATS NEAR WHITTIER, AK AND WAS FLYING UNSAFELY BEFORE CRASHING INTO WATER AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT JUST BEFORE THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT IS IN 1400 FEET OF WATER. THIS WAS A FATAL ACCIDENT WITH ONLY THE PILOT ABOARD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC00FA082Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWhittier, AKSuicide.Jul 4, 2000 · Destroyed