# Accident 20031019026569A: Cessna 172N, Everglades, FL, October 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2003, 10:46 local time
- Place: Everglades, FL
- Airport: Everglades Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8486° N, 81.3900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8486&lon=-81.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N933JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N933JH-2005-03-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 36 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031019026569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN A STATEMENT ON OCTOBER 21, 2003, THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF WITH THE CONTROL LOCK INSTALLED IN THE PILOTS YOKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 MIA04CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA005), Oct 19, 2003: Cessna 172N (N933JH), Everglades City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation which resulted in the airplane's gust lock being left installed, which resulted in the airplane not being able lift off during the takeoff roll,…

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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