# Incident 19880905062329I: Cessna 172N, Merritt Island, FL, September 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75825, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75825) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 55 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905062329I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING ON ROAD DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STAY OUT OF DETERIORATING WEATHER.

## Other reports on N75825 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20201226017699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201226017699A), Dec 26, 2020: Cessna 172N (N75825), Locust, GA, Destroyed. On December 26, 2020 at approximately 1740 local time an aircraft attempted to land on runway 7 at Mallards Landing the aircraft veered off the left side of…
- [Accident 19871125081989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871125081989A), Nov 25, 1987: Cessna 172N (N75825), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in gusty winds. Aircraft ground looped off runway.

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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