Friday, July 10, 2026

Cessna 172N Skyhawk, N3171E, incident occurred on July 8, 2026, near Spring Lake, Florida

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N3171E

- History of Flight:
On July 8, 2026, at about 1122 local time, a Cessna 172N Skyhawk, N3171E, registered to JPRG Aviation Inc, was not damaged following a forced landing near Spring Lake, Florida. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The flight originated from Orlando Executive Airport (ORL/KORL), 
Orlando, Florida, at 1004.

The airplane departed ORL and headed west. The airplane entered an orbit over the shore and headed east where it conducted a touch-and-go at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport (BKV/KBKV), Brooksville, Florida. The airplane entered a climb to 4,100 ft, but the engine quit. The pilot initiated a descent and landed in a field.

Figure 1: Entire track


Figure 2: Climb after touch-and-go at KBKV and forced landing

- Weather:

METAR KBKV 081453Z 00000KT 10SM FEW036 32/23 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T03220233 51008

METAR KBKV 081553Z 23003KT 10SM CLR 33/24 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP210 T03280239

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