# Accident 20231110022239A: Cessna 172S, Sanford, FL, November 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2023, 10:50 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7822° N, 81.2189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7822&lon=-81.2189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91PF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91PF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,447 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231110022239A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING A TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING DEPARTURE ROLL AND CRASHED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 9L. PILOT STATES THAT NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS NOTED PRIOR TO POWER LOSS, AND A COMPLETE ENGINE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY THIS OFFICE TO INCLUDE FUEL, IGNITION, BORESCOPE, CYLINDER PRESSURE, HOWEVER, A ROOT CAUSE WAS NOT APPARENT. THE FINAL NTSB REPORT WILL ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE, IF ANY, WHEN THAT REPORT IS COMPLETE.

## 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 ERA24LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA033), Nov 10, 2023: Cessna 172S (N91PF), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N91PF (2)

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

- [Incident 20200519006279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200519006279I), May 19, 2020: Cessna 172S (N91PF), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. While performing first solo flight, and trying to correct left drift of aircraft, student pilot upon landing applied brakes with only right tire on runway,…
- [Incident 20160410006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160410006869I), Apr 10, 2016: Cessna 172S (N91PF), St. Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. On April 10, 2016 a Cessna 172S lost directional control during landing on runway 36 at the albert whitted airport (kspg) in St. Petersburg, FL. The wind was…

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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