20220818023189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Pompano Beach, FL · August 18, 2022

Date: August 18, 2022 · 10:15 local
Place: Pompano Beach, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6713A
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA375
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,800 total

N6713ARegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2023 · Cessna 172S/N 28813 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 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.

A/c departed pmp (Pompano Beach air park) headed NE bound then proceeded east bound towards ocean. Aircraft (approx 14 miles off of FL coast) at approx. 4300 ft. indicated high rate of descent until contact with ocean. privacy data omitted. Pilot examiners status terminated pending results of the investigation. privacy data omitted Note: NTSB participated in investigation. Not on site.

As the FAA filed it

A/C DEPARTED PMP (POMPANO BEACH AIR PARK) HEADED NE BOUND THEN PROCEEDED EAST BOUND TOWARDS OCEAN. AIRCRAFT (APPROX 14 MILES OFF OF FL COAST) AT APPROX. 4300 FT. INDICATED HIGH RATE OF DESCENT UNTIL CONTACT WITH OCEAN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT EXAMINERS STATUS TERMINATED PENDING RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTE: NTSB PARTICIPATED IN INVESTIGATION. NOT ON SITE.

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 ERA22LA375Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAtlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The pilot's suicide.Aug 18, 2022 · Destroyed