# Accident 20141112020779A: Cessna 172K, New Orleans, LA, November 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2014, 20:15 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0908° N, 89.9958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0908&lon=-89.9958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46707, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46707-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141112020779A

## Narrative

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

A/C LEFT LAKEFRONT AIRPORT @ 2010 HEADING NORTH OVER LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. LAST CONTACT WITH ATC WAS @ 2015 AND NO DISTRESS CALL. COAST GUARD AND AIRCRAFT RECOVERY COMPANY SEARCHED FOR DEBRIS AND CREW. BOTH PILOT'S FOUND FLOATING IN LAKE DECEASED ONE WEEK AFTER ACCIDENT AND AIRCRAFT RECOVERY COMPANY GAVE UP SEARCH FOR AIRCRAFT AFTER TWO WEEKS OF SEARCHING 15 SQUARE MILES OF THE LAKE. AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 CEN15FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FAMS1), Nov 13, 2014: Cessna 172K (N46707), Lake Pontchartrain, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's collision with water for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not located.

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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