# NTSB MIA67D0299: Cessna 172D, N8531X, So-Caicos Bahamas (Atlantic Ocean), November 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1966
- Place: So-Caicos Bahamas (Atlantic Ocean) · SO-CAICOS BAHAMAS, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0299
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0299

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8531X-1970-06-16), registration cancelled 1970-06-16, S/N P17257131 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna P172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (registry code 2072202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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