# Accident 19971108032689A: Cessna 172P, Naples, FL, November 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1997, 11:35 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0291° N, 81.7592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0291&lon=-81.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97074 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971108032689A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS CLIMBING. STRUCK TREES LANDING. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT. ENGINE RAN NORMAL. (-23) THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N97074, SANDRO FURICH REPORTED THAT ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1997, HE PERFORMED A PRE-FLIGHT CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHECKLIST. AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE HE TAXIED TO RUNWAY 32. HE APPLIED POWWER FOR TAKEOFF, ROTATED AT 60 KNOTS AND CLIMBED OUT AT 70 KNOTS. WHILE GOING THROUGH 200 FEET, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN 70 KNOTS HE HAD TO LOWER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT SO HE PICKED OUT A LANDING SPOT APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE OFF RUNWAY 32. INSPECTOR MARTIN OF SO-FSDO-19 INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND INTERVIEWED WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND RAN UP BY THE CHIEF MECHANIC FOR AMBASSADOR AIRWAYS AND WITNESS BY INSPECTOR MARTIN. THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION REVEALED NOTHING THAT INDICATED THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 MIA98LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA029), Nov 8, 1997: Cessna 172P (N97074), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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