# Accident 19790225003619A: Cessna 172B, Orlando, FL, February 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7850X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7850X-2020-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 127 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225003619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER LANDING THE FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE PSGR TO OPEN THE DOOR AND WALK ON THE FLOAT INTO PROP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79FLD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD42), Feb 25, 1979: Cessna 172B (N7850X), Orlando, FL, no damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7850X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860526039949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526039949A), May 26, 1986: Cessna STC172 (N7850X), Windermere, FL, Minor damage. Engine failed inflight. Floatplane clipped trees during emergency landing. Engine regained power prior to touchdown.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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