# Accident 20000206005679A: Cessna 172S, Sarasota-Braden, FL, February 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2000, 17:07 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Braden, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000206005679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 6, 2000, AT 1709 EDT, A CESSNA 172, N171RA, REGISTERED TO CIRRUS AVIATION, TAXIED TO THE RUN UP AREA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT, WHERE THE PILOT HAD A FATAL HEART ATTACK, AT SARASOTA AIRPORT, SARASOTA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. ON 2/7/2000, AT 8:31 AM MR. TIM MONVILLE OF MIAMI, NTSB CALLED AND STATED: "THE NTSB WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING WITH THIS CASE."

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N171RA (1)

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

- [Incident 20111013025639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111013025639I), Oct 13, 2011: Cessna 172S (N171RA), Wauchula, FL, Minor damage. On October 13, 2011, at approximately 1600 eastern standard time, a registered aircraft, N171RACESSNA 172S, serial number 172S8237 piloted by a [privacy data…

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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