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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Century, FL · July 9, 2025

Date: July 9, 2025 · 18:30 local
Place: Century, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3254C
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA25LA261
Reported as: Cessna 172H
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total

N3254CRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17256156 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft suffered power loss due to fuel exhaustion.

Pilot tried to switch fuel tanks but due to low altitude was unable to restart engine.

Pilot dedcided to make an emergency landing in a plowed field.

Aircraft landed perpendicular to the plowed rows and fliped over when the nose wheel touched down.

The aircraft came to rest upside down and was severely damaged.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

PILOT TRIED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS BUT DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE.

PILOT DEDCIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD.

AIRCRAFT LANDED PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLOWED ROWS AND FLIPED OVER WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA25LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCentury, FLOn July 9, 2025, about 1820 central daylight time, a Cessna 172, N3254C, was involved in an accident near Century, Florida. The pilot and the passenger were not injured. The flight was conducted as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The…Jul 9, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3254C · 1

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

Accident 19950812048629AManteo, NC(-16) Aircraft was low on fuel and airman landed long and overturned aircraft in field at end of runway. [privacy data omitted]Aug 12, 1995 · Substantial damage