ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377533
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| Date: | Sunday 17 March 1985 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1814Y |
| MSN: | 17249414 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1370 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Pine Key, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Miami, FL (KTMB) |
| Key West, FL (KEYW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AT ABOUT 1200 FT & 2300 RPM THE ENG LOST PWR & THE ACFT WAS DITCHED APRX 100 YARDS OFF SHORE IN THE OCEAN WATERS. THE ACFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUFFICIENT FUEL IN BOTH TANKS. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON, THE FUEL SCREEN WAS CLEAN & FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL. THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS INTACT & DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENG SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE ACFT WAS OPERATING AT A POWER SETTING & ALT THAT IN REFERENCE TO PERFORMANCE CHARTS FOR TEMP & HUMIDITY IS CONDUSIVE TO CARBURETOR VENTURI ICING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA85LA124
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 September 2005 | N1814Y | Private | 2 | Saint Cloud, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 13:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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