# Accident 20170419004409A: Cessna 172N, Yankeetown, FL, April 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2017, 20:40 local time
- Place: Yankeetown, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0017° N, 82.7622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0017&lon=-82.7622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6013E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6013E-2019-01-31) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 115 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170419004409A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 19, 2017, AT 2045 EDT, A CESSNA 172N, N6013E, REGISTERED TO HOW, INC., MADE AN EMERGENCY ON WATER LANDING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO JUST OFF THE COAST OF YANKEETOWN, FL WHILE ON A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND BOTH THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE RESCUED BY THE USCG UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GEORGE T. LEWIS AIRPORT, CEDAR KEY, FL ON APRIL 19, 2017, APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

## 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 ERA17LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA160), Apr 20, 2017: Cessna 172 (N6013E), Yankeetown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that…

## Other reports on N6013E (1)

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

- [Accident 19890604014219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890604014219A), Jun 4, 1989: Cessna 172N (N6013E), Cedar Key, FL, Substantial damage. Swerved off the runway and hit a tree on second landing attempt. No mechanical defects.

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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