2013 Cessna 172N Forced Landing Near Zephyrhills, Florida (N5944J)

Accident Overview and Flight Details On April 27, 2013, at approximately 1800 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, registration N5944J, was substantially damaged during a forced landing to a field located about seven miles north of Zephyrhills, Florida. The accident resulted in minor injuries to the flight instructor, a student pilot, and a private pilot passenger. The flight was an instructional operation conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, with an instrument flight rules flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed from Hernando County Airport (BKV) in Brooksville, Florida, at 1746 EDT.