# Accident 19850503022769A: Cessna R172K, Pembroke Pines, FL, May 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9903° N, 80.2191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9903&lon=-80.2191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758AE-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 344 total, 210 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850503022769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK FUEL QUANTITY, RAN OUT OF FUEL. HIT POWERLINES AND CANAL BANK ON EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 MIA85LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA163), May 3, 1985: Cessna R172K (N758AE), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage

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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