N5488R (Cessna 172M) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Canada on June 22, 1965.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

October 23, 1984Accident
PLT DITCHED ACFT IN ATLANTIC OCEAN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CO-PILOT STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF BAD WX ALONG THE ROUTE BUT THE PLT WAS ANXIOUS TO GET TO THEIR DESTINATION. HEADWINDS ENCOUNTERED EN ROUTE WERE STRONGER THEN EXPECTED.
DE Havilland DHC-4 · 1 fatalities
Occurrence #1: loss of engine power (total) - nonmechanical Phase of operation: cruise - normal Findings 1. (f) weather condition - rain 2. (c) preflight planning/preparation - poor - pilot in command 3. (f) weather condition - unfavorable wind 4. Judgment - poor - pilot in command 5. (f) anxiety/apprehension - pilot in command 6. Full accident record