# Accident 20240621009259A: Cessna 172N, Pine Island, FL, June 21, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2024, 12:10 local time
- Place: Pine Island, FL
- Airport: Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: TZAS
- Location: 28.5697° N, 82.6553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5697&lon=-82.6553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734XT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734XT) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240621009259A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 21ST AT APPROXIMATELY 1210 EST, PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT ON PUBLIC ROAD DUE TO INTERMITTENT ENGINE POWER. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING CLIPPED TREE UPON APPROACH, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. 2 ABOARD, 2 UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA24LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA271), Jun 21, 2024: Cessna 172 (N734XT), Hernando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of a cylinder rocker stud by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.

## Other reports on N734XT (1)

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

- [Accident 19800826037739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826037739A), Aug 26, 1980: Cessna 172N (N734XT), Fulton, NY, Substantial damage. Student aborted takeoff portion of touch & go on last 800 feet of runway. Ran off end into a ditch.

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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