Cessna 172N N99BW

Summary

On 19 July 1993 at about 00:31 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N99BW was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean. 4 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 July 1993 at 00:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlantic Ocean

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N99BW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bimini → Fort Lauderdale

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA93LA158

3 people had minor injuries.

TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INACCURATE FUEL COMSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES INDICATING RESPECTIVELY, 8-10, AND 4+ GALLONS. ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. AT THAT TIME THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES INDICATED RESPECTIVELY 8 GALLONS AND NEARLY EMPTY. WHILE DESCENDING, ENGINE POWER WAS RESTORED. A CLIMB WAS INITIATED BUT ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AGAIN. A DESCENT WAS INITIATED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DITCHED ABOUT 7 NAUTICAL MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.