# Incident 20230117000219I: Cessna 172P, Weston, FL, January 17, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Weston, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BY8S
- Location: 26.1001° N, 80.4013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1001&lon=-80.4013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9385L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9385L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230117000219I

## Narrative

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

PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATING CESSNA 172P, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED ON STATE ROAD 27 DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE.  CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT ON BOARD, NO INJURIES TO FLIGHT CREW AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE BEFORE ENGINE STOP OPERATING. CESSNA 172P ENGINE, LOSS OF ENGINE OIL COVERING LOWER FUSELAGE. CESSNA 172P ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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