ERA27LA020

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 162 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · October 13, 2026

AccidentLimited investigationInvestigation open
Date
October 13, 2026, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6106FCessna 162
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing
Status
Investigation ongoing
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Case key
204053

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N6106F
Reported as
Cessna 162
Operator
Boca Pilot Flight Training LLC
Registered owner
Boca Pilot Flight Training LLC

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Wind
10° at 6 knots
Lowest ceiling
None