# Incident 19890225002649I: Cessna 172N, Homestead, FL, February 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4902° N, 80.5100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4902&lon=-80.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734MC) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 19 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225002649I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA89IA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA095), Feb 25, 1989: Cessna 172N (N734MC), Homestead, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY A STICKING NEEDLE VALVE WHICH WAS SOFTENED BY CONTACT WITH AUTOMOTIVE FUEL PREVIOUSLY USED TO OPERATE THE ENGINE.

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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