# Accident 20220818023189A: Cessna 172, Pompano Beach, FL, August 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2022, 10:15 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7419° N, 79.8119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7419&lon=-79.8119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6713A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6713A-2023-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220818023189A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA375), Aug 18, 2022: Cessna 172 (N6713A), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's suicide.

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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