# Accident 19860526039949A: Cessna STC172, Windermere, FL, May 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: Windermere, FL
- Airport: Lake Olivia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4955° N, 81.5165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windermere, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4955&lon=-81.5165&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 STC172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526039949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED INFLIGHT. FLOATPLANE CLIPPED TREES DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.ENGINE REGAINED POWER PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 MIA86LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA167), May 26, 1986: Cessna 172 (N7850X), Windermere, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7850X (1)

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

- [Accident 19790225003619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225003619A), Feb 25, 1979: Cessna 172B (N7850X), Orlando, FL, 1 fatal. After landing the float equipped acft, the pilot allowed the psgr to open the door and walk on the float into prop.

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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