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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Crescent City, FL · April 13, 1994

Date
April 13, 1994 · 07:15 local
Place
Crescent City, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8196G
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA94LA124
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,037 total30 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nosed over landing floatplane on glassy lake water. Damage to floats indicate improper landing flare on flight test

As the FAA filed it

NOSED OVER LANDING FLOATPLANE ON GLASSY LAKE WATER. DAMAGE TO FLOATS INDICATE IMPROPER LANDING FLARE ON FLIGHT TEST

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.