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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Homestead, FL · February 25, 1989

Date
February 25, 1989 · 17:30 local
Place
Homestead, FL
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N734MC
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89IA095
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
213 total19 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climbout. Nosed over on forced landing. Carburetor needle valve sticking. Prior owner used auto fuel

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. CARBURETOR NEEDLE VALVE STICKING. PRIOR OWNER USED AUTO FUEL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.