# Accident 20091208052159A: Cessna 172S, Kissimmee, FL, December 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2009, 22:40 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1411° N, 81.4156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1411&lon=-81.4156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5269X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5269X-2012-04-30) (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: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 115 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091208052159A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA AIRCRAFT N5269X DEPARTED ISM ENROUTE TO FXE WITH 4 SOLES ONBOARD, PILOTED BY LUIS MANUEL MARTINEZ BLANCO. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE CURRENT WEATHER WAS, 800 SCATTERED, 2400' CEILING, 10 MILE VISIBILITY. THE FIELD WAS UNCONTROLLED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT REQUESTED A SPECIAL VFR FOR THE FLIGHT IN KISSIMMEE. THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTRUMENT RATING. THE LAST COMMUNICATION WITH THE PILOT HE WAS CLEARED TO FXE, THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE TRANSMISSION. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A TURN TO THE RIGHT AND DISAPPEARED OFF RADAR. THE ATC RECODING STATES HIS LAST KNOW ALTITUDE WAS 1800 FEET. A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF KISSIMMEE, 3 MILES EAST OF  POINCIANA, FLORIDA IN LAKE RUSSELL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER 6 FOOT OF WATER AND IMBEDDED INTO CLAY. THE BODIES AND AIRCRAFT WERE RECOVERED FROM THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECONSTRUCTED ON THE GROUND AND IT APPEARS THAT ALL CONTROLS AND SURFACES WERE INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE ARTIFICIAL HORIZON WAS EXAMINED AT THE SCENE AND DETERMINED TO BE OPERATIONAL AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAS BEEN RECOVERED AND A TEAR DOWN WILL BE CONDUCTED AFTER JANUARY 2010.

## 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 ERA10FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA091), Dec 8, 2009: Cessna 172S (N5269X), Kissimmee, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart under special VFR flight at night when instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the departure airport and along the route of flight and his continued VFR…

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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