# Accident 20170713009089A: Cessna 172M, Key Biscayne, FL, July 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2017, 23:15 local time
- Place: Key Biscayne, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 25.7103° N, 80.1558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7103&lon=-80.1558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80457-2018-12-10) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,506 total, 500 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170713009089A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM KPBI TO KTMB AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1,100 FEET, THE CESSNA 172M, N80457, EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON A NEARBY ROAD. DURING THE APPROACH TO THE ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A METAL STREET LIGHT POLE WITH THE RIGHT WING AND A TREE LIMB WITH THE PROPELLER SPINNER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO SMALLER ROAD SIGNS BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. THE SECOND PILOT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS NOSE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.

## 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 ERA17LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA242), Jul 14, 2017: Cessna 172 (N80457), Key Biscayne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The nearly complete blockage of the right fuel tank strainer with organic material, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the fuel…

## Other reports on N80457 (2)

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

- [Accident 20140314002629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140314002629A), Mar 14, 2014: Cessna 172M (N80457), Brookesville, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot in command was approaching Brooksville Airport. The wind was reported to be 080 at 8 knots. Gust were forecast later in the day. The pilot was…
- [Incident 20130312003899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130312003899I), Mar 12, 2013: Cessna 172M (N80457), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was landing with a crosswind. Improper control inputs resulted in aircraft veering off the runway onto the grass portion between runway 27 and taxiway…

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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