# Accident 20151010022379A: Cessna 172S, Seville, FL, October 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2015, 13:50 local time
- Place: Seville, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3431° N, 81.4519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3431&lon=-81.4519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5295Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5295Y-2018-05-30) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151010022379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N5295Y IMPACTED GROUND AFTER LOSING LIFT, WHILE MANUVERING DOWNWIND TO MAKE A FIFTH AIR PARACHUTE DROP OF ARTICALS OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT NOT PERSONS. AIRCRAFT TOTALLY DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA16LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA008), Oct 10, 2015: Cessna 172S (N5295Y), Seville, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with a downdraft, and the pilot's decision to maneuver the airplane at a low altitude and airspeed, which provided insufficient time and altitude to recover before impacting…

## Other reports on N5295Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20100925046009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100925046009A), Sep 25, 2010: Cessna 172S (N5295Y), Franconia, NH, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck wood fence at end of grass strip while attempting to land. Aircraft continued go around and landed safely. Substantial damage to underside of…

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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