# Accident 19940413010519A: Cessna 172N, Crescent City, FL, April 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1994, 07:15 local time
- Place: Crescent City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4283° N, 81.5149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crescent City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4283&lon=-81.5149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8196G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,037 total, 30 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940413010519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA94LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA124), Apr 13, 1994: Cessna 172N (N8196G), Crescent City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DESCENT RATE, AND THE CHECK PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION. THE GLASSY WATER CONDITION WAS A 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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