# Accident 20011227037339A: Cessna 172M, Trenton, FL, December 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2001, 19:45 local time
- Place: Trenton, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5889° N, 82.8711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5889&lon=-82.8711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4452Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4452Q-2009-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011227037339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 27, 2001, AT 1945 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N4452Q, REGISTERED TO REDSKY AIRCRAFT SALES LLC, COLLIDED WITH A DIRT MOUND, IN AN OPEN PASTURE ON THE NORTH FLORIDA HOLSTEINS FARM PROPERTY, LOCATED IN GILCHRIST COUNTY FLORIDA. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURY, IN ADDITION A SECOND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY. THIS PORTION OF THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA ON DECEMBER 27, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730. THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA.

## 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 ATL02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA024), Dec 28, 2001: Cessna 172M (N4452Q), Trenton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to make a precautionary landing after sustaining a total loss of electrical power with sufficient fuel remaining to reach his destination airport. This…

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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