# Accident 20081217856729A: Cessna 172S, Naples, FL, December 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2008, 19:45 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XO4S
- Location: 25.9086° N, 81.6489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9086&lon=-81.6489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N967SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N967SP-2009-04-22) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 784 total, 0 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081217856729A

## Narrative

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

N967SP DEPARTED FROM THE NAPLES (APF) AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY AT 1920 LOCAL TIME.  HE FLEW TOWARDS MARCO ISLAND AIRPORT.  HE CROSSED MARCO ISLAND AIRPORT AT ALTITUDE AND FOLLOWED THE RUNWAY HEADING APPROXIMATELY 170 DEGREES.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AND ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF GOODLAND ON A MUD BANK, FEET AWAY FROM THE MANGROVES IN A COVE.  HIGH TIDE WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 1752.  AT HIGH TIDE THE WATER WAS ABOUT 3-4 FEET AND 0 FEET AT LOW TIDE.  (2346 LOW TIDE) WEATHER WAS CLEAR 10 MILE VISABILITY, VERY DARK WITH NO MOON.

## 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 ERA09FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA092), Dec 18, 2008: Cessna 172S (N967SP), Goodland, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the night light conditions.

## Other reports on N967SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20070414005579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070414005579A), Apr 14, 2007: Cessna 172S (N967SP), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lost control of aircraft while doing touch and goes. Appears from the pilot report that there was confusion as to the proper control inputs…

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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