# Accident 19980516009719A: Cessna 172P, La Belle, FL, May 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1998, 14:18 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Airport: La Belle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7406° N, 81.4283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LA BELLE MUNI (X14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7406&lon=-81.4283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63012, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63012-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516009719A

## Narrative

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

RADIO PROBLEMS ENROUTE. VECOTRED TO X14. OVER FLEW SAME. NOSED OVER LANDING NEAR X14. LOOSE AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH.

## 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 MIA98LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA164), May 16, 1998: Cessna 172P (N63012), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision and her selection of unsuitable terrain to conduct a precautionary landing.

## Other reports on N63012 (2)

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

- [Incident 20040606013789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040606013789I), Jun 6, 2004: Cessna 172P (N63012), Chicago/West Ch, IL. (-23) During student dual cross country by part 141 certified flight instructor (CFI), at base to final landing at dpa aircraft engine had no power. No attempt…
- [Accident 19930508012669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508012669A), May 8, 1993: Cessna 172P (N63012), Mims, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on cross country training flight. Failed to lean mixture. Intentionally stalled into small field.

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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