# Accident 20081206857292A: Cessna 172R, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2008, 16:16 local time
- Place: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0044° N, 80.4800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0044&lon=-80.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369ES-2009-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 913 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081206857292A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ERA09FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA080), Dec 6, 2008: Cessna 172R (N369ES), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other aircraft.

## Other reports on N369ES (1)

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

- [Accident 20070510008749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070510008749A), May 10, 2007: Cessna 172R (N369ES), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 10, 2007 on about 1240 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172-R, N369ES, registered to christiansen aviation inc. and operated by pelican flight…

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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