# Accident 19960719018969A: Cessna 172, Okeechobee, FL, July 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1996, 15:25 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Okeechobee County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5004° N, 80.9307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5004&lon=-80.9307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62224, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62224-1997-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT IO360DB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719018969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORT BECAME AIRBORNE ON TAXI TEST. CRASH LANDED. MEDICAL EXPIRED. WITNESS SAW PLANE CLIMB MAKE 180. CRASH.

## 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 MIA96LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA192), Jul 19, 1996: Cessna 172 (N62224), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during a high speed taxi check, which resulted in a lift-off and subsequent collision with the terrain.

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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