# Accident 20210226000209A: Cessna 172N, Lantana, FL, February 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2021, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 9PTS
- Location: 26.5050° N, 80.1956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5050&lon=-80.1956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5631E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5631E) (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-H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210226000209A

## Narrative

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

PART 141 OPERATOR CERTIFICATE NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT TRAINING CENTER, PREFORMING INSTRUCTION OPERATING CESSNA CE-172N, REGISTRATION N531E, SN: 17271906 AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, EMERGENCY LANDED ON THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING IMPACTED WOODEN POLE TEARING RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR FROM AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT TURNED 180° DEGREES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION COMING TO A STOP IN A SHALLOW DITCH. NO INJURIES TO THE CFI OR STUDENT PILOT. CESSNA CE-172N OWNER BY N141NS LLC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY A CERTIFICATE HOLDER PART 141 OPERATOR CERTIFICATE NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT TRAINING CENTER, SATELLITE BASE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 ERA21LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA144), Feb 26, 2021: Cessna 172 (N5631E), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N5631E (1)

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

- [Incident 19901001059439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901001059439I), Oct 1, 1990: Cessna 172N (N5631E), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Bird strike during flight instruction. Returned and landed safely. Propeller blades nicked.

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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