- Date
- June 12, 1981
- Place
- Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9109HCessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1237 81/6/12 NR.KEY WEST,FL CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 88 TOTAL TIME - 0948 N9109H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VENICE,FL KEY WEST,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- ENCTRD ELEC FAILURE,FUEL GAUGES MOVED TWD EMPTY.PRCTNRY DITCHING NR BOATS W ENG OPERG NORMALLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9109H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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