Accident · 2005-07-30

NTSB case MIA05FA140 · Cessna 172S · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-07-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Cessna 172S (N65982)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Epic Aviation Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Epic Aviation, Inc.

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the airplane during the dark, night flight over water, resulting in the uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with the water. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's distraction with the inappropriately set transponder.

Source: NTSB case MIA05FA140

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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