# Accident 20200827012679A: Cessna 172P, Fort Lauderdale, FL, August 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2020, 14:45 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 1WLS
- Location: 26.0183° N, 80.7603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0183&lon=-80.7603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65645, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65645) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200827012679A

## Narrative

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

CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND PRIVATE PILOT UNDER SINGLE-ENGINE INSTRUCTION OPERATING CESSNA CE-172P, SERIAL NUMBER 17275797, AND REGISTRATION N65645 DEPARTED NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) LOST ENGINE POWER PREFORMING EMERGENCY CRASH LANDING IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES. STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR SCRATCHES AND BRUISING, THE CFI SUSTAINED MINOR SCRATCHES, BRUISING AND A CUT INSIDE HIS MONTH REQUIRING STICHES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE AND FIREWALL SECTION ON IMPACT WITH EVERGLADE?S WATER AND MUDDY SURFACE, AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND UPSIDE DOWN. AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS AND INTERIOR SUSTAINED WATER DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT N65645 IS OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 ERA20LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA299), Aug 27, 2020: Cessna 172 (N65645), Weston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the Nos. 1 and 3 connecting rods from lack of lubrication.

## Other reports on N65645 (4)

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

- [Incident 20170412003609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170412003609I), Apr 12, 2017: Cessna 172P (N65645), Pembroke Pines, FL, No damage. Pilot departed (khwo) runway 10R and asked to return, landed runway 1L and veered off runway 1L into the grass.
- [Accident 20160702011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160702011169A), Jul 2, 2016: Cessna 172P (N65645), Pembroke Pines, FL, Substantial damage. The student pilot arrived at the flight school located at khwo to begin the preflight. He checked the weather and the wind was reported as calm. His instuctor…
- [Accident 20150308002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150308002509A), Mar 8, 2015: Cessna 172P (N65645), Newport, RI, Destroyed. 40 Hour student pilot on cross country flight ballooned three times on touchdown last one impacted the runway hard, causing the nosewheel to snap off and the…
- [Incident 19950211004549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950211004549I), Feb 11, 1995: Cessna 172P (N65645), Monticello, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: student pilot was on a solo cross-country flight from hpn to msv. AWOS info indicated wind from 270 degrees @ 10 KTS. Pilot flew normal traffic…

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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