# Accident 20120922021499A: Cessna 172S, Land O Lakes, FL, September 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2012, 01:55 local time
- Place: Land O Lakes, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2536° N, 82.5222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2536&lon=-82.5222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21750, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21750-2012-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA572](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA572) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120922021499A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2012, AR 0155 EDT, A CESSNA 172, N21750, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AT LAND O LAKES, FLORIDA WHILE ON A FLIGHT TO TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KVDF).  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

## 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 ERA12FA572](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA572), Sep 22, 2012: Cessna 172S (N21750), Land O'Lakes, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the cross-country flight while fatigued, which resulted in him falling asleep during the initial descent for landing.

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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