# Accident 20050913021209A: Cessna 172M, Ocean Springs, MS, September 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2005, 13:57 local time
- Place: Ocean Springs, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3900° N, 88.7533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3900&lon=-88.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901NS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901NS-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050913021209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS (AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED WITH CAMERAS IAW STC) OF HURRICANE KATRINA DAMAGE AT 3000 FEET AGL, WHEN PILOT CALLED GULFPORT ATC AND REPORTED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST OF THE OCEAN SPRINGS AIRPORT (5R2). THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA05LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA155), Sep 13, 2005: Cessna 172M (N901NS), Ocean Springs, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of available fuel and continued operation with the fuel selector set to the left tank position, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine 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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