ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372551
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Date: | Sunday 26 July 1987 |
Time: | 15:50 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172M |
Owner/operator: | Lots,inc. |
Registration: | N61897 |
MSN: | 17264877 |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2420 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Atlantic Ocean, AO -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Freeport, BH |
Destination airport: | Ft.lauderdale, FL (FLL |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative: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.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA87LA215 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MIA87LA215
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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