MIA84LA117

1984-03-19 · PAHOKEE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PHK

Aircraft involved

N20433 Cessna C-177B None

Factual narrative

AT 0052, SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING BIG CYPRESS, FL, THE PLT CALLED WEST PALM BEACH TOWER & REQUESTED ADVISORIES TO PAHOKEE ARPT. THE CONTROLLER REQUESTED THE FLT'S POSITION, BUT THE PLT WAS NOT SURE OF HIS LOCATION. THE TOWER CONTROLLER CONTACTED MIAMI ARTC FOR ASSISTANCE & THE ACFT WAS LOCATED 35 MI NORTHWEST OF MIAMI, FL. VECTORS WERE PROVIDED TO PAHOKEE, FL. HOWEVER, AT 0123, WHEN THE ACFT WAS ON AN APCH TO THE PAHOKEE ARPT, THE PLT ADVISED THAT HE WAS 'OUT OF FUEL' & WAS DITCHING. THE ACFT WAS DITCHED IN THE OKEECHOBEE LAKE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_MIA84LA117.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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