# Accident 20240309006019A: Cessna 172M, Homestead, FL, March 9, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2024, 17:59 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.5503° N, 80.5588° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.5503&lon=-80.5588&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5171H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5171H) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 288 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240309006019A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 FLIGHT DEPARTED HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT (X51) WITH TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD, THE PILOT AND A NON PILOT RATED PASSENGER. AFTER DEPARTURE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE SURGINE AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AFTER PERFORMING MANEUVERS IN AN UNCONGESTED AREA NORTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES NORTHEAST OF X51.

## 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 ERA24LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA135), Mar 9, 2024: Cessna 172 (N5171H), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice as a result of the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.

## Other reports on N5171H (2)

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

- [Incident 20230124000259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230124000259I), Jan 24, 2023: Cessna 172M (N5171H), Miami, FL, No damage. Instructor pilot was PIC and had control of the aircraft at time of incident light smoke entered cockpit pilot contacted tower and informed them they had smoke…
- [Incident 20170624013659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170624013659I), Jun 24, 2017: Cessna 172M (N5171H), Marathon, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was taxing in the parking area along the perimeter of the fence line. Right wing contacted a fixed post resulting in damage to the wing leading edge.

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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