# Accident 20251013015379A: Cessna 172S, Margate, FL, October 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2025, 04:39 local time
- Place: Margate, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 6FXS
- Location: 26.2298° N, 80.2386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2298&lon=-80.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1206U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1206U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251013015379A

## Narrative

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

ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 2025, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CESSNA 172S, SERIAL NO. 172S10417, WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KFXE) AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 LOCAL TIME. WHILE RETURNING TO KFXE AND ON APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 EST, AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1,000 FEET MSL AND APPROXIMATELY 4–5 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND A TOTAL LOSS RIGHT AFTER. NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT, PILOT CONDUCTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN THE SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO A COCONUT CREEK CANAL IN NORTH LAUDERDALE.

DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, THE AIRCRAFT’S LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE POST OF THE ROOF STRUCTURE OF A PUBLIC BENCH OR CHAIR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A POLE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALK. AFTER GROUND CONTACT, THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN AND HEAVY BRAKING WAS APPLIED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A COMPLETE STOP.

## 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 ERA26LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA014), Oct 13, 2025: Cessna 172 (N1206U), North Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a fuel delivery system leak, which allowed air to enter the fuel system. The source of the leak could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N1206U (2)

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

- [Incident 20211113022149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211113022149I), Nov 13, 2021: Cessna 172S (N1206U), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. The information reported to the FAA iic was as follows: There were two pilots on board the aircraft on a flight to Vero Beach Regional Airport (kvrb). This was…
- [Incident 20190313001309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190313001309I), Mar 13, 2019: Cessna 172S (N1206U), Pompano, FL, No damage. 03/13/2019. Around 14:00 local time my student are doing instrument training under part 141. We were practicing VFR approches at Pompano airport with airplane…

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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