# Incident 20070326011459I: Cessna 172S, Moore Haven, FL, March 26, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2007, 18:56 local time
- Place: Moore Haven, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EPXS
- Location: 26.9228° N, 81.1886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9228&lon=-81.1886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57FH-2008-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: THIELT TAE12501
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 205 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07IA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07IA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070326011459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 26, 2007, ON ABOUT 1856 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S AIRCRAFT, N57FH REGISTERED TO WHOME & SHORTYS INC. OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED NO DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORT MYERS (FMY) ENROUTE TO VERO BEACH THE PROPELLER SEEMED TO OVERSPEED, DROP IN OIL PRESSURE, 3 TO 4 SEC. LATER THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0 WITH INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED.

## 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 MIA07IA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07IA067), Mar 26, 2007: Cessna 172S (N57FH), Moore Haven, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to foreign object damage to the oil pump.

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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