# Accident 20050222002569A: Cessna 172N, Cedar Key, FL, February 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2005, 14:23 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1333° N, 83.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1333&lon=-83.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739NK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739NK-2006-08-31) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050222002569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 22, 2005, AT 1423 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172, N739NK, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL CONDITIONS WAS PRESENT WHEN HE DEPARTED OCALA AIRPORT (OCF) ENROUTE TO CEDAR KEY AIRPORT (CDK). AT CEDAR KEY, THE AIRPORT AND SURROUNDING AREA WAS EXPERIENCING IFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH ESTIMATED 1/4 MILE IN FOG. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE PILOT OF N739NK DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH UP TO AVOID HITTING UTILITY LINES THEN ENTER INTO A HAMMERHEAD STALL. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED STRIKING THE WATER AND DOCK.

## 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 ANC05FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA037), Feb 22, 2005: Cessna 172 (N739NK), Cedar Key, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an abrupt maneuver to avoid a power line, which resulted in an…

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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