# Accident 20250508006429A: Cessna 172E, Florida City, FL, May 8, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2025, 19:30 local time
- Place: Florida City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.3609° N, 80.5554° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.3609&lon=-80.5554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5405T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5405T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 900 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250508006429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR FLORIDA CITY, FLORIDA. THE PILOTS PERFORMED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING AFTER REPORTING THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT ACTING AS A SAFETY PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 ERA25LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA200), May 8, 2025: Cessna 172 (N5405T), Florida City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The commercial pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of total engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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