# Accident 20260907012869A: Cessna 172N, Panama City, FL, September 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2026, 10:59 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3739° N, 85.8037° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3739&lon=-85.8037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734NM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734NM) (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
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,467 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260907012869A

## Narrative

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

PANAMA CITY, FL (ECP): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, C172, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE ISSUE AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 34. AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF RUNWAY ON AIRPORT PROPERTY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SEQUENCE LIGHT BAR BEFORE COMING TO STOP IN A RETENTION POND.

## 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 ERA26LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA342), Sep 7, 2026: Cessna 172N (N734NM), Panama City, FL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N734NM (1)

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

- [Incident 20020803021199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020803021199I), Aug 3, 2002: Cessna 172N (N734NM), Tallahassee, FL. (-23) Mr. Ronald jarmon acted as pilot in command of N734NM while on a landing on runway 27 at Tallahassee regional airport (tlh). During the touchdown and…

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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