# Incident 19961121042859I: Cessna 185E, Punta Gorda, FL, November 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1996, 12:10 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,121 total, 400 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961121042859I

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE NUT AND COTTER KEY MISSING CAUSED ENGINE TO IDLE. DAMAGED LEFT NAV LIGHT LANDING AT AIRPORT.

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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