# Accident 19800421009569A: Cessna 172N, Bell Glade, FL, April 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bell Glade, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5211E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5211E-1988-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 0 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421009569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE, SEIZED. LANDED IN SUGAR CANE. NOSED OVER. FOUND OIL DRAIN PLUG HAD COME OUT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5211E (2)

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

- [Accident 19880224030589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880224030589A), Feb 24, 1988: Cessna 172N (N5211E), Kissimmee, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck trees on climbout from a simulated forced landing. Approach carried out too low for a safe operation.
- [Accident 19810419017592A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810419017592A), Apr 19, 1981: Cessna 172N (N5211E), Venice, FL, Substantial damage. On landing roll, other aircraft Piper PA28, N83159, landed on top of his airplane. Was on wrong UNICOM frequency.

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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