19950413007949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172C · Ft Lauderdale, FL · April 13, 1995

Date
April 13, 1995 · 14:45 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1520Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA95LA106
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
243 total39 in this make and model16 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.

Lost power on final. Crash landed in a parking lot. Fuel tanks empty. Pilot blamed headwinds en route from Bahamas.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON FINAL. CRASH LANDED IN A PARKING LOT. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. PILOT BLAMED HEADWINDS EN ROUTE FROM BAHAMAS.

NTSB investigation

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