# Accident 20211005020139A: Cessna 172K, Williston, FL, October 5, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2021, 21:00 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3546° N, 82.4706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3546&lon=-82.4706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78604, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78604-2024-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 628 total, 340 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211005020139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCREW WAS PERFORMING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 AT THE WILLISTON MUNICIPAL AIRPOT (X60). THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREETOP APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAT THEN HIT A SECOND SET OF TREES AND IT SLID DOWN THE TREES AND LANDED AND  STOPPED ON IT'S NOSE . NO INJURIES, INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WALKED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA22LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA006), Oct 6, 2021: Cessna 172K (N78604), Williston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain on approach which resulted in controlled flight into trees. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of…

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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