# Accident 20170720010729A: Cessna 152, Taramac, FL, July 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2017, 19:30 local time
- Place: Taramac, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2283° N, 80.3086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2283&lon=-80.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714UY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714UY-2018-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 214 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170720010729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE POWER LOSS DURING PRACTICE MANUEVERS WITH STUDENT. CFI ELECTED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD ADJACENT TO THE EVERGLADES. UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN THE EVERGLADES ADJACENT TO THE ROAD.

## 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 ERA17LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA254), Jul 20, 2017: Cessna 152 (N714UY), Tamarac, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure that the airplane's fuel system was free of water contamination before departing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced…

## Other reports on N714UY (1)

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

- [Incident 19790910035009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790910035009I), Sep 10, 1979: Cessna 152 (N714UY), Williamsport, PA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost control during cross wind landing, skidded, damaged prop tips.

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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