# NTSB MIA68A0077: Cessna 172C, N1868Y, St.Augustine, FL, March 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1968
- Place: St.Augustine, FL · ST.AUGUSTINE, FL
- Location: 29.8960° N, 81.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Augustine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8960&lon=-81.3116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4313   68/3/5    ST.AUGUSTINE,FLA    CESSNA 172C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 506
        TIME - 2130                    N1868Y              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRCHILD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM UNLIGHTED RNWY OVER OCEAN ON DARK NIGHT. RECOVERY DATE 3/9/68. PAX MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1868Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1868Y-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 17249468 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fairchild

## Other investigations on N1868Y (2)

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 MIA68F0268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0268), Sep 24, 1967: Cessna 172 (N1868Y), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0368), Dec 24, 1966: Cessna 172 (N1868Y), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

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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