# Accident 20011123034589A: Cessna 172M, Arecibo, PR, November 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2001, 05:40 local time
- Place: Arecibo, PR
- Airport: Arecibo Airfield Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4495° N, 66.5596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4495&lon=-66.5596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61582, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61582-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011123034589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 23, 2001, ABOUT 0940 GTM, CESSNA 172-M, N61582, OPERATED BY ENRIQUE GONZALEZ, CRASHED AT CANO TIBURONES LAGOON NEAR ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO FOLLOWING AILERON CONTROL JAM DURING LOW FLIGHT ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ISLA GRANDE AIRPORT AT SAN JUAN, PR THE SAME DAY.

## 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 MIA02LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA031), Nov 23, 2001: Cessna 172M (N61582), Barceloneta, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and an in flight collision with water. Contributing to the accident was the impairment of the pilot…

## Other reports on N61582 (2)

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

- [Accident 19931016052489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931016052489A), Oct 16, 1993: Cessna 172M (N61582), Culebra, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Flying ten feet off water wing tip hit water while avoiding a bird. Returned to base.
- [Incident 19881113064789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881113064789I), Nov 13, 1988: Cessna 172M (N61582), Manati, PR, Minor damage. Engine quit at cruise. Emergency landing on road. Left wing tip struck sand dune on rollout. Possible carb icing.

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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