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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Port Orange, FL · September 10, 2014

Date: September 10, 2014 · 20:20 local
Place: Port Orange, FL
Airport: Spruce Creek
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N63835
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA434
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total50 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N63835Registration cancelled Jun 26, 2018 · Cessna 172PS/N 17275487 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was on short final to runway 5

At Spruce Creek Airport (7FL6) when the engine quit do to fuel starvation. The aircraft was unable to make the airport and crashed into a wooded area off the approach end of runway 5. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 5

AT SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT (7FL6) WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT DO TO FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA OFF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 5. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14LA434Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpruce Creek, FLA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilots’ improper preflight and in-flight fuel planning.Sep 11, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N63835 · 1

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

Incident 20031223033689ILevel Off Touchdown · Warehouse Point, CT(-23) After a normal taxi, and run up the pilot took off on runway 28 with the plan to stay in the pattern for a couple of takeoffs and landings. While on final approach the pilot stated that the aircraft would not idle below 900 RPM and the airspeed was…Dec 23, 2003 · Minor damage