# Accident 20050916025189A: Cessna 172C, St Cloud, FL, September 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2005, 18:16 local time
- Place: St Cloud, FL
- Airport: Gator Airpark Apt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1397° N, 82.3861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1397&lon=-82.3861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1814Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1814Y-2012-08-13) (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: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050916025189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRIVATE AIRFIELD WITH PILOT AND PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED DIFFICULTY GAINING ALTITUDE WITH ENGINE CUTTING OFF & ON 2 OR 3 TIMES DURING A TOTAL OF 2 MINS INFLIGHT. AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO VICINITY OF AIRFIELD, STRIKING A PINE TREE. AIRCRAFT FELL TO GROUND ON TOP OF STRUCK TREE AND BURNED IN INTENSE FIRE. ENGINE COMPLETELY MELTED AWAY. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE.

## 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 MIA05LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA158), Sep 16, 2005: Cessna 172C (N1814Y), Saint Cloud, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the airspeed while maneuvering following loss of engine power resulting in a stall/mush, an uncontrolled descent, and collision with trees and the ground.

## Other reports on N1814Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850317007439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317007439A), Mar 17, 1985: Cessna 172C (N1814Y), Big Pine Key, FL, Substantial damage. Lost engine power during cruise,ditched in water. Power setting,altitude and humidity conducive to carburetor ice.

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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