# Accident 19950328005769A: Cessna 172N, Venice, FL, March 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1995, 08:20 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0896° N, 82.4290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0896&lon=-82.4290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2196E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2196E-2013-07-08) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950328005769A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED UNDER LOW CLOUDS AND SEA FOG. TRIED LAND TWICE. CLIMBED INTO FOG STALLED INTO GULF. VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 MIA95FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA094), Mar 28, 1995: Cessna 172N (N2196E), Venice, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INTENTIONAL VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND ALTITUDE INADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY FOLLOWING THE IN FLIGHT LOSS…

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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