- Date
- November 14, 1966
- Place
- So-Caicos Bahamas (Atlantic Ocean) · SO-CAICOS BAHAMAS, AO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8531XCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120233
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3647 66/11/14 NR.SO-CAICOS BAHAMAS CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1100 TIME - 1119 N8531X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- AIRCRAFT SANK IN OCEAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8531X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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