25.1226° N, 80.4116° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Key Largo, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 15, 2000 · 16:00 local
Place
Key Largo, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N26233
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Aircraft in cruise configuation at approx 2300 AGL. Pilot experenced power loss then propeller stopped. Investigation revealed engine seized. There was 6QT oil in the engine. Flter screen was removed. There was a significant mount of metal present.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE CONFIGUATION AT APPROX 2300 AGL. PILOT EXPERENCED POWER LOSS THEN PROPELLER STOPPED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ENGINE SEIZED. THERE WAS 6QT OIL IN THE ENGINE. FLTER SCREEN WAS REMOVED. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT MOUNT OF METAL PRESENT.