# Accident 20051016026919A: Cessna 172P, La Belle, FL, October 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2005, 12:45 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Airport: La Belle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 26.7442° N, 81.4331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7442&lon=-81.4331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99173, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99173-2006-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051016026919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS IS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. ANY ERRORS IN THIS REPORT WILL BE CORRECTED WHEN THE FINAL REPORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30PM A CESSNA-172P, SERIAL NUMBER 17276415, REGISTRATION NUMBER N99173, CRASHED AT LABELLE AIRPORT, LABELLE, FLORIDA. THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA AND PERFORMED A TRAINING FLIGHT IN LABELL, FLORIDA. THIS ACCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL A FINAL REPORT IS COMPLETED.

## 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 MIA06FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA007), Oct 16, 2005: Cessna 172P (N99173), La Belle, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial takeoff climb, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and uncontrolled descent to ground impact. A contributing factor was the…

## Other reports on N99173 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010706017419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706017419I), Jul 6, 2001: Cessna 172P (N99173), Byron, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During pilot's attempt to land the aircraft, aircraft flared normally, but settled with too much speed resulting in a bounce. On the third aircraft…

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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