# Accident 20250601006239A: Cessna 172, Vero Beach, FL, June 1, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2025, 20:45 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6552° N, 80.3183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6552&lon=-80.3183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5200F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5200F-2026-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250601006239A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 172F, DEPARTED FROM KJAX (JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) EN ROUTE TO KVRB (VERO BEACH REGIONAL) WITH A PRACTICE APPROACH AND TAXI BACK AT KFIN (FLAGLER EXECUTIVE AIRPORT) AT APPROXIMATELY 17:45. FUEL RECEIPTS AND FBO PERSONNEL INDICATE THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS TOPPED OFF WITH 23.4 GALLONS OF AVGAS. UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO REMAIN AIRBORNE FOR AT LEAST 4 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES.

THE DISTANCE FROM KJAX TO KFIN IS APPROXIMATELY 52 NAUTICAL MILES, AND FROM KFIN TO KVRB IS APPROXIMATELY 86 NAUTICAL MILES, FOR A TOTAL OF 138 NAUTICAL MILES, WHICH SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ABOUT 2 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES. AT AN AVERAGE SPEED AND FUEL CONSUMPTION, THE FLIGHT SHOULD HAVE USED APPROXIMATELY 21 GALLONS, LEAVING A REMAINING FUEL AMOUNT OF 17 GALLONS UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION.

BASED ON ATC AND PILOT STATEMENTS, "N5200F" WAS CLEARED FOR THE RNAV 30L APPROACH. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE PRIOR TO THE FINAL APPROACH FIX (ZOROE) AT 1500 FEET, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) NOTICED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS ON THE SITUATION. THE PIC STATED THAT HE COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, MAINTAINED BEST GLIDE SPEED, AND SELECTED AN APPROPRIATE AREA FOR DITCHING. THE EVACUATION WAS SWIFT AND ORDERLY, WITH NO SERIOUS INJURIES REPORTED. HOWEVER, THE PIC SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

AS PER NTSB THIS IS CONSIDER A DITCHING EVENT AS A CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT CAN'T BE DETERMINED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST AND REMAINS 2 MILES FROM THE SHORE.

## 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 ERA25LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA216), Jun 2, 2025: Cessna 172F (N5200F), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N5200F (1)

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

- [Incident 20190518004849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190518004849I), May 18, 2019: Cessna 172F (N5200F), Boynton Beach, FL, Minor damage. On may 18 2019, at approximately 1930 EST, a Cessna 172F , N5200F, registered to a private individual, made an emergency landing on the 17th green of pine tree…

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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