# Accident 19940925030569A: Cessna 172D, Alabaster, AL, September 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1994, 14:05 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2199° N, 86.8194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2199&lon=-86.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2830U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2830U-1995-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940925030569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER LANDING OFF AIRPORT. WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ATL94LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA177), Sep 25, 1994: Cessna 172D (N2830U), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY SUMP THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER.

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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