# Incident 19950304005839I: Cessna 172N, Clearwater, FL, March 4, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1995, 13:38 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2084E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2084E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 127 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950304005839I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 4, 1995 AT 1338 EST, A CESSNA 172, N2084E, OWNED BY SUNCOAST FLYING SERVICE, INC. AND PILOTED BY MS. ERICA L. SHAFFER MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A BEACH NEAR CLEARWATER, FLORIDA FOLLOWING AN INFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE PILOT, MS. ERICA L. SHAFFER, HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING NO.186505173. THE LOCAL BUSINESS FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CLEARWATER AIRPARK AIRPORT ON MARCH 4, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1135 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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