Accident: Cessna 172
Jan 23, 2024 · Weston, FL
NTSB numberERA24FA096Event id20240124193703
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilots’ spatial disorientation in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in their failure to maintain altitude and a subsequent descent and impact with a swamp.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N737VC
- Year built
- 1977
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- North Perry Airport (HWO)17 nm (32 km) south-east
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE)19 nm (34 km) east
- Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF)19 nm (36 km) south-east
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