Cessna 172K N46707

Summary

On 13 November 2014 at about 02:20 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N46707 was involved in an accident near Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 November 2014 at 02:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

30.0908, -89.9958

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N46707

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Orleans → New Orleans

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CEN15FAMS1

2 people died.

The airplane's collision with water for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not located.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and commercial pilot departed their home airport for a local, night instructional flight. Shortly after departure, the pilot contacted an air traffic controller and stated that he needed to return to the airport; he did not specify why. The pilot made no further communications. A search was initiated, and, several days after the accident, the two pilots' bodies were located in a lake; the airplane was not located. The reason for the airplane's collision with the water could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.