# NTSB ERA27LA019: Cessna A185F, N900JB, Tavares, FL, October 19, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 19, 2026, 17:32 UTC
- Place: Tavares, FL
- Location: 28.7659° N, 81.7564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tavares, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7659&lon=-81.7564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA27LA019
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204052/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA019

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A185F, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2072821), [All aircraft, 3,824 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N900JB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N900JB), registered now, S/N 18504188, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Instructional
- Registered owner: Pumpkin Eater LLC

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 8 knots, gusting 17
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Observed at: 7 nm away

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.

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