# NTSB MIA70F0122: Cessna 172, N8415U, Fajardo, PR, August 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1969
- Place: Fajardo, PR · FAJARDO,PR, PR
- Location: 18.3333° N, 65.6576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fajardo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3333&lon=-65.6576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3618  69/8/18    FAJARDO,PR          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 6377
        TIME - 1730                    N8415U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3152 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAJARDO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CULEBRA,PR                  SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8415U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fajardo

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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