# Incident 20000515022399I: Cessna 172R, Key Largo, FL, May 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Key Largo, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.1226° N, 80.4116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key Largo, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.1226&lon=-80.4116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26233 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000515022399I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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