# Accident 20081012857019A: Cessna 172N, Orlando, FL, October 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2008, 10:50 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Gateway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2897° N, 81.4369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2897&lon=-81.4369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734BL-2013-02-21) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081012857019A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON OCTOBER 12, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1050 EDT, A CESSNA CE-172N, N734BL REGISTERED AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 6 WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO A BALL FIELD AT THE EAST END OF RUNWAY 6 KISSIMMEE GATEWAY AIRPORT.  THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  PILOT COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR FLIGHT HOURS OR DATE OF REGULATORY CHECK RIDE.  ON OCTOBER 15, 2008, INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM CESSNA AND LYCOMING CONDUCTED AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT.  FUEL SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, FUEL STRAINER AND CARBURETOR.  THESE SAMPLES TESTED POSITIVE FOR WATER.

## 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 ERA09LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA015), Oct 12, 2008: Cessna 172 (N734BL), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was a fuel tank cap that did…

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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