# Accident 19940709019499A: Cessna 172M, Tampa, FL, July 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1994, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Peter O Knight Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9286° N, 82.4425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9286&lon=-82.4425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5233R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940709019499A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER. TRIED LAND RUNWAY 17 TOO HIGH. TRIED 21 OVER SHOT INTO FENCE. FOUND WORN AND FOULED SPARK PLUGS

## 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 MIA94LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA177), Jul 9, 1994: Cessna 172M (N5233R), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER APPROACH DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER 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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