# Accident 20110216001909A: Cessna 172S, New Smyrna Beac, FL, February 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2011, 18:29 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 28.9517° N, 80.8336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9517&lon=-80.8336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6345L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6345L-2012-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total, 603 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110216001909A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA146), Feb 16, 2011: Cessna 172S (N6345L), New Smyrna Beach, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to recognize or implement adequate remedial action to counter the effects of spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the spatial disorientation…

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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