# Incident 20190518004849I: Cessna 172F, Boynton Beach, FL, May 18, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2019, 19:30 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5268° N, 80.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boynton Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5268&lon=-80.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5200F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5200F-2026-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190518004849I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 18 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 EST, A CESSNA 172F , N5200F, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE 17TH GREEN OF PINE TREE GOLF CLUB. PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPORT (F45) TO NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO), ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE OVER THE EVERGLADES, AT 1100 FT, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, THE PILOT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT LNA, SUDDENLY, ENGINE LOST ADDITIONAL POWER, HE MADE THE DECISION TO LAND ON THE GOLF COURSE. NO INJURIES TO THE THREE OCCUPANTS AND NEGLIGIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5200F (1)

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

- [Accident 20250601006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250601006239A), Jun 1, 2025: Cessna 172 (N5200F), Vero Beach, FL, Destroyed. [privacy data omitted], A Cessna 172F, departed from kjax (jacksonville international airport) en route to kvrb (Vero Beach Regional) with a practice approach…

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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