# Accident 20080313857629A: Cessna 172S, Indian Town, FL, March 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2008, 09:10 local time
- Place: Indian Town, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1672° N, 80.6003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1672&lon=-80.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N284SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284SP-2013-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO36012A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080313857629A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 13, 2008, ABOUT 0900 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N284SP, OPERATED BY KEMPER AVIATION INCORPORATED, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA.  DURING LOW LEVEL SLOW BIRD WATCHING MANEUVERS AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT.  AIRCRAFT HIT GROUND AT A SHARP INCLINE GOUGING THE GROUND WITH A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 12 FT WIDE 10 FEET LONG AND 10 INCHES DEEP, LEAVING A SKID PATH ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 70 FT THEN FLIPPED OVER.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT APPROXIMATELY 23 DEGREES (FACING NORTH EAST).  ONE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS FATALLY INJURED.  NTSB INVESTIGATION OF ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT HAD NO INDICATIONS OF FAILURE.

## 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 NYC08FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA133), Mar 13, 2008: Cessna 172 (N284SP), Indiantown, FL, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the overweight condition of the airplane and the inoperative stall warning…

## Other reports on N284SP (1)

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

- [Incident 20020127001079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020127001079I), Jan 27, 2002: Cessna 172S (N284SP), Marathon, FL. (-23) On January 27, 2002 richard m. egerer landed at Marathon Airport at approximately 10:15PM in a Cessna 172S. During a normal landing the aircraft blew a…

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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