# Accident 20171216021169A: Cessna 152, Ochopee, FL, December 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2017, 13:20 local time
- Place: Ochopee, FL
- Airport: Big Cypress Oasis Ranger Stati
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: XVES
- Location: 25.8636° N, 81.0347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8636&lon=-81.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95550, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95550-2019-04-17) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171216021169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT BIG CYPRESS OASIS RANGER STATION AIRFIELD (9FL7) AFTER ENGINE FAILURE AT 4000 FT. ON THE APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR IMPACTED PERIMETER FENCE LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 212 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 28 FEET FROM THAT FENCE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 96 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, FACING 260 DEGREES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA18LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA050), Dec 16, 2017: Cessna 152 (N95550), Everglades City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loose nut connecting the mixture control cable to the mixture control arm, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to control the mixture and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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