# Accident 19961019033139A: Cessna 172N, Fruitland Park, FL, October 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1996, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fruitland Park, FL
- Airport: Flying Palomino Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8501° N, 81.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8501&lon=-81.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5155E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5155E-2013-11-13) (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 O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 20 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961019033139A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON TAKOFF IN A CROSSWIND. STRUCK A FENCE. LACKED SKILL IN TYPE. WIND ACCEPTABLE FOR THIS TYPE.

## 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 MIA97LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA007), Oct 19, 1996: Cessna 172N (N5155E), Fruitland Park, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain proper runway alignment during takeoff. The unfavorable wind condition was a related factor.

## Other reports on N5155E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20021129031139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021129031139A), Nov 29, 2002: Cessna 172N (N5155E), Bradley, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed chickasha municipal airport (chk) at about 11:50 to conduct a pipe line inspection flight. At some time, between 11:55 and 12:00…

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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