# Accident 19920711024909A: Cessna 172N, Sanford, FL, July 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1992, 08:45 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8105° N, 81.3294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8105&lon=-81.3294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2135E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2135E-1995-10-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920711024909A

## Narrative

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

CFI DEMONSTRATING SLIP LANDING ON A BIENNIAL REVIEW STRUCK POWERLINE AT APPROACH TO RUNWAY. LANDED AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA92LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA148), Jul 11, 1992: Cessna 172N (N2135E), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY BOTH PILOTS, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID OF THE POWER LINE. THE PROXIMITY OF THE POWER LINE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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