# Accident 20231031020359A: Cessna 172M, Pembroke Pines, FL, October 31, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2023, 03:58 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9776° N, 80.5441° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9776&lon=-80.5441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140FS-2025-02-26) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231031020359A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 FLIGHT IN NIGHT VMC CONDITIONS, PILOT BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND, AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY.

## 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 ERA24LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA030), Oct 31, 2023: Cessna 172 (N140FS), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control and descent into terrain due to spatial disorientation during a solo night cross country flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-reported…

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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