# Accident 20170707008979A: Cessna 172D, Cape Coral, FL, July 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2017, 09:50 local time
- Place: Cape Coral, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6372° N, 81.9761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6372&lon=-81.9761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2492U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2492U-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170707008979A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 07, 2017 AT APPROXIMATED 0950 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA, 172D AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF FROM PAGE FIELD (FMY) AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT REPORTED TO TOWER HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS, FLYING WEST BY VETERANS BRIDGE AT APPROXIMATE 1200 FEET. A FEW MINUTES LATER HE CONTACTED THE TOWER  AGAIN TO REPORT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND DOWN TOWN CAPE CORAL ON AN UNKNOWN STREET.

## 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 ERA17LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA234), Jul 7, 2017: Cessna 172 (N2492U), Cape Coral, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination with water and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that detected, but did not fully resolve, the water contamination of the fuel system.

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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