# Accident 20090530016379A: Cessna 172M, Sarasota, FL, May 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2009, 10:44 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2722° N, 82.5361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2722&lon=-82.5361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12151, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12151-2013-03-06) (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 IO320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 404 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090530016379A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON MAY 30, 2009, AT AROUND 10:00 AM LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N12151, A CESSNA 172M ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM SARASOTA TO VENICE BEACH AND BACK.  ON RETURN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF SARASOTA THE PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED AN ENGINE PROBLEM IN CRUISE AT 1100 FEET.  DURING COMPLIANCE OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND SHAKING AS POWER WAS DROPPING OFF, THEY ELECTED TO TURN TOWARDS THE BEACH.  THE PILOT SQUAKED TAMPA TOWER UNDER IFE CONDITIONS AND ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED LANDED IN A TREE AT A 60 DEGREE LEFT WING DOWN ANGLE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WINGS AND TAIL.  THE CXREW STATED THEY HAD  ABOUT 30 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD.  WITNESS STATEMENTS VALIDATED FUEL  WAS SEEN VENTING FROM LEFT WING.  THE TWO PILOTS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 ERA09LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA310), May 30, 2009: Cessna 172M (N12151), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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