- Date
- August 9, 1985, 21:50 local (Aug 10, 1985, 01:50 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6419RCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850809037759A
- Case key
- 31253
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Analysis
The manager of the destination arpt said the plt had called earlier in the evening & had asked to be picked up at the arpt. The plt said that he would fly over the manager's house after he arrived. The manager heard the acft fly over from east to west. Reportedly, the eng was running normally until the acft crashed in the open sea aprx 1-1/2 mi west-southwest of the arpt. A search was initiated & the passenger's body was found at about 0030 EDT. The plt's body was not found until the next day at aprx 1330. The acft was found & retrieved from where it crashed in about 15 ft of sea water. It was destroyed by impact. The eng had separated from the firewall. The prop blades were twisted & bent in the opposite direction of rotation. The right wing was still attached to the fuselage & the leading edge was crushed chordwise. The left wing was broken & distorted. Toxicology checks of the plt's blood & urine showed alcohol levels of 0.157% & 0.188%, respectively.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6419R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RGO810
- Airframe hours
- 1,569
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lakeland Aviation Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 29, 1985 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- LAL · Lakeland, FL
- Destination
- CDK
- Airport
- CDK
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 127 total · 11 in this make and model · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 53 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.