Takeoff & Initial Climb · NTSB CEN15FAMS1
CESSNA 172K — Lake Pontchartrain, LA
| Date | November 13, 2014 |
| Location | Lake Pontchartrain, LA |
| Aircraft | CESSNA 172K |
| Purpose of flight | Instructional |
| Conditions | Night/Dark · Visual Meteorological Cond |
| Phase / occurrence | Initial climb Unknown or undetermined |
| Pilot age | 46 |
| Pilot total time | Unknown |
| Time in type | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 2 |
Probable cause
The airplane's collision with water for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not located.
NTSB findings
- Not determined-Not determined-(general)-(general)-Unknown/Not determined - C
What happened
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.