# Incident 19970714028589I: Cessna 152, Captiva Island, FL, July 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1997, 09:20 local time
- Place: Captiva Island, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5276° N, 82.1948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Captiva Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5276&lon=-82.1948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98RF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,310 total, 1,001 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970714028589I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 14, 1997, AT APPROX. 0920 LOCAL TIME N98RF A CESSNA 152, CRUISING AT 1100 FT. MSL, IN THE VICINITY OF CAPTIVA ISLAND, FL EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE BEACH AREA OF CAPTIVA ISLAND, FL. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISMANTLED AND CARRIED TO SARASOTA, FL WHERE AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN, BUT WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER. THE CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICIBLE UNIT AND THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. THE DEFECTIVE CARBURETOR WAS SENT OUT FOR REPAIR/OVERHAUL. REQUESTED A REPORT ON FINDINGS.

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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