20030118007039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Edgewater, FL · January 18, 2003

Date: January 18, 2003 · 12:33 local
Place: Edgewater, FL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N65906
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA03FA043
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Pilot’s flight hours: 292 total100 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N65906Registration cancelled Jul 16, 2003 · Cessna 172PS/N 17275918 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) On January 18, 2003, at 1733Z, aircraft N65906, a 1982, CE-172P, spiraled and crashed on an island in the intercoastal waterway near Edgewater, Florida four fatalities on board occurred. The aircraft landed upsidedown and the aircraft tail was underneath the airplane. The left wing broke off during flight and was found approximately 100 yards from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 18, 2003, AT 1733Z, AIRCRAFT N65906, A 1982, CE-172P, SPIRALED AND CRASHED ON AN ISLAND IN THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY NEAR EDGEWATER, FLORIDA FOUR FATALITIES ON BOARD OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UPSIDEDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WAS UNDERNEATH THE AIRPLANE. THE LEFT WING BROKE OFF DURING FLIGHT AND WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

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 MIA03FA043Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportEdgewater, FLThe pilot's inflight loss of control and the pilot's failure to recover from the resultant dive for unknown reasons which resulted in flight beyond the design stress limits of the airplane and subsequent in flight airframe breakup.Jan 18, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N65906 · 2

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

Incident 19900916049479ILevel Off Touchdown · Wahiawa, HIHard landing. Propoised and elected to go-around. Landed safely. Found nose wheel and propeller damage.Sep 16, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19880316018499INormal Cruise · Lihue, HIBecame lost flying over the ocean. Requested help. Coast guard C130 directed him to land. Faulty VOR equipment.Mar 16, 1988