# Accident 19961022033269A: Cessna 172F, Venice, FL, October 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1996, 09:38 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0296° N, 82.3301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0296&lon=-82.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5130F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5130F-1997-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 229 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961022033269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SIEZED ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ON SUPER MARKET ROOF. CHANGED OIL PRIOR FLIGHT. FAILED SECURE TEMPERATURE PROBE.

## 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 MIA97FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA010), Oct 22, 1996: Cessna 172F (N5130F), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate maintenance servicing of the airplane during an oil change by the owner/pilot for his failure to secure the oil temperature probe securing nut. Also, inadequate maintenance of the airplane…

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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