# Accident 20151011017079A: Cessna 172N, Miami, FL, October 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7900° N, 79.9258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7900&lon=-79.9258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733VB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733VB-2019-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151011017079A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA16LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA009), Oct 11, 2015: Cessna 172N (N733VB), Miami Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered from the ocean after the ditching.

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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