# Incident 19940704032879I: Cessna 172P, Fort Pierce, FL, July 4, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1994, 16:52 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54291, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54291) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 30 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/19940704032879I

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT FT PIERCE AFTER LOOSING POWER. CONTAMINATED FUEL. LAST REFUEL AT BIMINI BAHAMAS.

## Other reports on N54291 (1)

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

- [Incident 20191214021509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191214021509I), Dec 14, 2019: Cessna 172P (N54291), Sanford, FL, No damage. During solo in the traffic pattern on downwind, student pilot stated aircraft started shaking uncontrollably. Student received clearance to land on 27L. While…

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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