20110216001909A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · New Smyrna Beac, FL · February 16, 2011

Date
February 16, 2011 · 18:29 local
Place
New Smyrna Beac, FL
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6345L
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11FA146
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
603 total603 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

At approxamately 1829 local time aircraft crashed nose down 120 yards from beach at the surfline. Aircraft quickly sank in approxamately 16 feet of water.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXAMATELY 1829 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT CRASHED NOSE DOWN 120 YARDS FROM BEACH AT THE SURFLINE. AIRCRAFT QUICKLY SANK IN APPROXAMATELY 16 FEET OF WATER.

NTSB investigation

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