# Accident 20001116041029A: Cessna 172N, Sarasota-Braden, FL, November 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2000, 15:56 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Braden, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4350° N, 82.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4350&lon=-82.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73829, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73829-2001-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001116041029A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON NOVEMBER 16, 2000, AT ABOUT 1548 EST, AN F-16 MILITARY JET OPERATED BY THE 347TH WING, AIR COMMAND,HOEM STATION AT MOODY AFB, VALDOSTA, GA, AND A CESSNA 172, REGISTRATION NUMBER N73829, REGISTERED TO CRYSTAL AEROGROUP, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A MILD AIR COLLISION IN THE VICINITY OF BRADENTON, FL. VFR FLIGTH CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  THE F-16 WAS ONE OF TWO AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON A LOW ALTITUDE TRAINING MISSION.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CESSNA 172.  THE PILOT FOR THE F-16 SUCCESSFULLY EJECTED AND WAS UNHARMED, WHILE THE CESSNA PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE TWO F-16'S DEPARTED MOODY AFB AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME, WHILE THE CESSNA 172 DEPARTED SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SARASOTA, FL ABOUT 18 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  ACCORDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THE TWO F-16'S CANCELLED IFR AND BEGAN A VFR DECENT.  PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE TWO (2) F-16'S ENTERED CLASS B, AND CLASS C, AIRSPACE WITHOUT ESTABLISHING TWO-RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.  THE CESSNA 172 DEPARTED SRQ UNDER VFR ENROUTE TO ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT, ST. PETERSBURG, FL.  THE CESSNA 172 CRASHED IN THE ROSEDALE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB  AREA, BRADENTON, FL. THE F-16 CRASHED APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) MILES SOUTH OF THE CESSNA 172,AND FIVE (5) MILES EAST OF SARASOTA, IN A WOODED AREA.

## 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 MIA01FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA028), Nov 16, 2000: Cessna 172N (N73829), Bradenton, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the F-16 flight lead pilot and F-16 accident pilot to maintain an adequate visual lookout while maneuvering. Factors contributing to the accident were: the F-16 flight lead pilot’s…

## Other reports on N73829 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890227029649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890227029649I), Feb 27, 1989: Cessna 172N (N73829), Daytona Beach, FL. Nosewheel shimmied violently on roll out. Veered off runway and hit taxiway sign. Minor damage to aircraft.
- [Incident 19810406030369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810406030369I), Apr 6, 1981: Cessna 172N (N73829), Dayton Beach, FL, Minor damage. Prop struck runway during landing in crosswind. Pilot will be given more training.

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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