# Accident 19950413007949A: Cessna 172C, Ft Lauderdale, FL, April 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1995, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1520Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1520Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 39 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950413007949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA95LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA106), Apr 13, 1995: Cessna 172 (N1520Y), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ASSURE THAT ADEQUATE FUEL WAS ON-BOARD THE AIRPLANE TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, FORCED LANDING AND…

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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