# Accident 19940715018509A: Cessna R172K, Indian Shores, FL, July 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1994, 16:10 local time
- Place: Indian Shores, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8506° N, 82.8432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Shores, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8506&lon=-82.8432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2827V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2827V-1998-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 596 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940715018509A

## Narrative

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

TWO INDICATIONS IN REPORT. ENGINE DEFECTS AND POSSIBLE PELICAN STRIKE. OVER REACTION TO AVOID SAME BY ROLLOVER.

## 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 MIA94FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA179), Jul 15, 1994: Cessna 172XP (N2827V), Indian Shores, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A BIRD COLLISION, WHICH RESULTED IN PILOT INCAPACITATION.

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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