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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Fort Lauderdale, FL · September 3, 2016

Date: September 3, 2016 · 10:00 local
Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6091E
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16FA309
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 795 total

N6091ERegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2019 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271989 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft Cessna C-172N, N6091E with two private pilots departed pompano beach airpark airport (pmp) to ocean reef club airport (oca) approaching Fort Lauderdale international airport (fll) from the northeast, east of fll a storm cell of heavy precipitation, N6091E entered the precipitation and made a 180 degree turn back north bound, fll loss communication and radar on the N6091E. N6091E crashed in atlantic ocean. Both pilots died in accident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CESSNA C-172N, N6091E WITH TWO PRIVATE PILOTS DEPARTED POMPANO BEACH AIRPARK AIRPORT (PMP) TO OCEAN REEF CLUB AIRPORT (OCA) APPROACHING FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FLL) FROM THE NORTHEAST, EAST OF FLL A STORM CELL OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION, N6091E ENTERED THE PRECIPITATION AND MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK NORTH BOUND, FLL LOSS COMMUNICATION AND RADAR ON THE N6091E. N6091E CRASHED IN ATLANTIC OCEAN. BOTH PILOTS DIED IN ACCIDENT.

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 ERA16FA309Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHollywood, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight weather planning, which resulted in continued flight into a thunderstorm and a subsequent loss of airplane control.Sep 3, 2016 · Destroyed