# Accident 20040420007729A: Cessna 177RG, Tampa, FL, April 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Peter O Knight Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9100° N, 82.4417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9100&lon=-82.4417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1910Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1910Q-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 16 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040420007729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED POMPANO BEACH AIRPARK (PMP) POMPANO BEACH, FL AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM ENROUTE TO PETER O'KNIGHT AIRPORT (TPF) TAMPA, FL. THE PILOT REPORTED ON TPF UNICOM THAT HE WAS 6 MILES OUT AND WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE AND WAS REQUESTING EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN SEDDON CHANNEL AND SANK IN 16 FEET OF WATER WITH THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH BETTER THAN 10 MILES VISIBILITY AND THE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS.

## 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 MIA04FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA076), Apr 20, 2004: Cessna 177RG (N1910Q), Tampa, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Improper maintenance by other maintenance personnel, and the reinstallation of an unserviced magneto during an engine overhaul, which resulted in the magneto malfunctioning, a loss of engine power,…

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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