# Accident 20160827014739A: Cessna 172R, New Orleans, LA, August 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2016, 20:19 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: N6NS
- Location: 30.0617° N, 90.0275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0617&lon=-90.0275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N984RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N984RA-2016-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160827014739A

## Narrative

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

JUST BEFORE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO RAIN.  AT 0.75 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF RUNWAY 9, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) INFORMATION SHOWED THIS AIRCRAFT AT 100 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL MOVING AT 73 KNOTS GROUND SPEED.  AFTER THIS POINT, ATC SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT AT 100 FEET UNTIL POINT OF IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LAKE PONCHARTRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 02' 07.93" NORTH, 90 01' 59.16" WEST (953 FEET SOUTHWEST OF RUNWAY 9).  LAST RADAR CONTACT SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT'S SPEED AT 98 KNOTS GROUND SPEED.

## 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 CEN16LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA338), Aug 28, 2016: Cessna 172 (N984RA), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue a descent during a night visual approach a for landing which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the reduced…

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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