# Accident 19880224030589A: Cessna 172N, Kissimmee, FL, February 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&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 O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 900 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880224030589A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT FROM A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING.  APPROACH CARRIED OUT TOO LOW FOR A SAFE OPERATION.

## 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 MIA88FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA114), Feb 24, 1988: Cessna 172N (N5211E), Kissimmee, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N5211E (2)

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

- [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.
- [Accident 19800421009569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421009569A), Apr 21, 1980: Cessna 172N (N5211E), Bell Glade, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost oil pressure, seized. Landed in sugar cane. Nosed over. Found oil drain plug had come out.

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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