- Date
- July 26, 1987, 15:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N61897Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870726076659A
- Case key
- 31948
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flt was aprx 43 miles west-northwest of freeport, Bahamas, en route to fort lauderdale, FL when the plt observed theengine oil pressure gauge indicating zero pressure. He reversed course back to freeport, contacted miami radio and gave his location. The engine quit and the acft was ditched in the Atlantic Ocean. The acft has not been recovered. No determination could be made as to the reason for the engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61897
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264877
- Airframe hours
- 2,420
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lots,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Lots Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ZFP · Freeport, Bh, OF
- Destination
- FLL · Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 47
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 11,741 total · 206 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ZFP, 38 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.