ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281716
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| Date: | Thursday 18 August 2022 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | JD Schools LLC |
| Registration: | N6713A |
| MSN: | 28813 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 15 nm E of Pompano Beach, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pompano Beach Airport, FL (PPM/KPMP) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk, N6713A, was destroyed when it crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. The pilot was fatally injured.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, they received a notification of a downed aircraft 15 nautical miles east from Pompano Beach, Florida. They responded to the location and confirmed, debris of an airplane and a deceased occupant. The Coast Guard then received a call from the wife of the pilot regarding a note that she received expressing possible suicidal intentions. She described her spouse and the airplane, which matched the recovered debris and the occupant. The wreckage of the airplane was not otherwise recovered, and the airplane was presumed destroyed.
A review of Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) flight track data showed that the airplane departed from Pompano Beach Airpark, Pompano Beach, Florida, before flying northwest for about 10 nautical miles. The airplane then began circling before heading west towards the Atlantic Ocean. While over the ocean, the airplane made a turn to the north before radar/ADS-B contact was lost.
Following a death investigation, the Office of Medical Examiner, Palm Beach County classified the manner of death as a suicide.
Probable Cause: The pilot's suicide.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/body-recovered-after-small-plane-crashes-into-ocean-off-pompano-beach/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6713A
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6713A/history/20220818/1338Z/KPMP/L%2026.27580%20-79.78784
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a8e231&lat=26.166&lon=-79.865&zoom=10.3&showTrace=2022-08-18
https://flightaware.com/photos/aircraft/N6713A (photos)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2022 04:29 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Aug-2022 19:53 | AgOps | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Category] |
| 20-Aug-2022 02:09 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 20-Aug-2022 08:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2022 18:35 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 12-May-2023 14:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Operator, Source]] |
| 19-Mar-2024 20:07 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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