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| Date: | Tuesday 29 August 2023 |
| Time: | 14:09 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG |
| Owner/operator: | Alpha Vesselco LLC |
| Registration: | N5143U |
| MSN: | 172RG0256 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25781 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Vermilion Bay, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Houma-Terrebonne Airport, LA (HUM/KHUM) |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
A Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG suffered an engine failure during a fish spotting flight and ditched into to the waters of Vermilion Bay, Louisiana.
The pilot was not injured and the aircraft sank.
Sources:
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/pilot-safe-after-plane-crashes-in-vermilion-bay/article_c433e070-46b7-11ee-b119-33f94c82428e.html
https://www.katc.com/news/vermilion-parish/pilot-uninjured-after-plane-crashes-in-vermilion-bay
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N5143U
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N5143U/history/20230829/1730Z/KHUM/L%2029.64456%20-92.02477
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2023 00:56 | Geno | Added |
| 30-Aug-2023 04:24 | RobertMB | Updated |
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