- Date
- April 1, 1984, 19:30 local (Apr 2, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marathon, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N64110Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840401018239A
- Case key
- 31112
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was missing after departing on a flt from maraton, FL to everglades city, FL. Sar personnel found the bodies of the plt & 3 pax, but the acft was not found. It was presumed to have been destroyed during a crash in the gulf of Mexico.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64110
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265026
- Airframe hours
- 1,164
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wade Daniels
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 23, 1984
- Departed
- MTH · Marathon, FL
- Destination
- X01 · Everglades City, FL
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 911 total · 911 in this make and model · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.