# Accident 19930508012669A: Cessna 172P, Mims, FL, May 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1993, 12:36 local time
- Place: Mims, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BT8V
- Location: 28.6802° N, 80.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6802&lon=-80.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63012, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63012-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508012669A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. FAILED TO LEAN MIXTURE. INTENTIONALLY STALLED INTO SMALL FIELD.

## 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 MIA93LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA118), May 8, 1993: Cessna 172P (N63012), Mims, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO LEAN THE FUEL/AIR MIXTURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WHICH INCREASED THE FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR…

## Other reports on N63012 (2)

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

- [Incident 20040606013789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040606013789I), Jun 6, 2004: Cessna 172P (N63012), Chicago/West Ch, IL. (-23) During student dual cross country by part 141 certified flight instructor (CFI), at base to final landing at dpa aircraft engine had no power. No attempt…
- [Accident 19980516009719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516009719A), May 16, 1998: Cessna 172P (N63012), La Belle, FL, Substantial damage. Radio problems enroute. Vecotred to X14. Over flew same. Nosed over landing near X14. Loose avionics master switch.

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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