- Date
- July 20, 1985, 13:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Frostproof, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4941GCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850720035109A
- Case key
- 31429
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instructor plt (CFI) reported that while cruising at 2000 ft, the acft eng began losing power. He elected to land on a narrow highway that was bordered by trees. He stated that during the landing, the wind blew the acft off the asphalt surface, the nose wheel encountered sandy terrain & the acft nosed over. During the investigation, the eng was removed & placed on an eng stand for an operational check. The eng started & ran to full power with no indication of a failure or malfunction. The CFI reported that the wind was from 180 deg at 15 KTS. Aprx 15 mi northwest at bartow, FL, the 1350 wind was from 140 deg at 4 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4941G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273488
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Skytel Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wls Investments
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 11, 1985 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- SEF · Sebring, FL
- Destination
- GIF · Winter Haven, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,690 total · 455 in this make and model · 2,365 as pilot in command · 285 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOW, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.