ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180334
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| Date: | Sunday 11 October 2015 |
| Time: | 15:37 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N733VB |
| MSN: | 17268573 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3473 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean east of Miami Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hollywood, FL (HWO) |
| South Bimini, FN (MYBS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that, while en route at an altitude of about 3,500 ft mean sea level about 20 miles off the coast of Florida over the Atlantic Ocean, the airplane experienced a “partial loss of power followed by a complete engine failure.” He was unable to restore power and decided to glide as close to the coastline as possible. He ditched the airplane about 11 miles from the shore. The airplane was not recovered, which precluded a postaccident examination. Thus, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered from the ocean after the ditching.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N733VB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2015 20:41 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Oct-2015 17:30 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Jul-2019 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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