# Incident 19951014039649I: Cessna 172G, Coral Springs, FL, October 14, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Coral Springs, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2707° N, 80.2593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coral Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2707&lon=-80.2593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4428L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4428L-1998-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 18 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951014039649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT HAD DEPARTED PREVIOUSLY FROM FXE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN TOPPED WITH FUEL. ACCORDINGLY TO INSURANCE COMPANY, THE PILOT DID NOT BUY FUEL AT CLW. THE APPROXIMATE FLIGHT TIME FOR THE ROUND TRIP IS 3.6 HOURS WHICH WOULD BE NEAR THE FUEL EXHAUSTION LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE COWL AREA. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN THE SOFT GRASS OF THE EVERGLADES. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN THE SOFT GRASS. NO VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS CAN BE SUBSTANTIATED. THIS INCIDENT AND REPORT IS CLOSED.

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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