MIA69A0087

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · June 6, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 6, 1969
Place
No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8040LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172580

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3058   69/6/6    NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN   CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 235
        TIME - 1919                    N8040L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLYWOOD,FLA               MONTEGO BAY,JAMAICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED. PLT TRANSMITTED SHE WAS LOST AND OUT OF FUEL.

Aircraft

Registration
N8040L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.