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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Miami, FL · October 11, 2015

Date: October 11, 2015 · 15:30 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: North Perry
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N733VB
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16LA009
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N733VBRegistration cancelled Feb 22, 2019 · Cessna 172NS/N 17268573 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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 1913 z aircraft N733VB departed from khwo VFR enroute to zbv.

At 1937 z the pilot reported engine power loss and ditched the aircraft about 11NM east of the Miami beach shoreline.

Pilot was uninjured and was picked up by privet boat who later transferred the pilot to a U.S. Coast guard vesel.

As the FAA filed it

AT 1913 Z AIRCRAFT N733VB DEPARTED FROM KHWO VFR ENROUTE TO ZBV.

AT 1937 Z THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE POWER LOSS AND DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 11NM EAST OF THE MIAMI BEACH SHORELINE.

PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND WAS PICKED UP BY PRIVET BOAT WHO LATER TRANSFERRED THE PILOT TO A U.S. COAST GUARD VESEL.

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 ERA16LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMiami Beach, FLA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered from the ocean after the ditching.Oct 11, 2015 · Substantial damage