# Accident 20251117019829A: Cessna 172N, Palm Bay, FL, November 17, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2025, 19:00 local time
- Place: Palm Bay, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9237° N, 80.6229° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9237&lon=-80.6229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6124D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6124D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251117019829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS DOING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT OR STEEP SPIRAL WHEN HE HAD TO PUT THE POWER BACK IN, WITH NO POWER RESPONSE, ENGINE AT 800 RPM. FULL POWER WAS AGAIN ATTEMPTED, CARBURETOR HEAT WAS ALREADY PULLED OUT. MOVED THE MAG WITH NO RESPONSE. PILOT THEN PREPARED FOR A POWER OFF LANDING ON BABCOCK ROAD. A STOPPED VEHICLE ON THE ROAD FORCED A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A ROAD SIGN, CAUSING ROTATION OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO A DITCH IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION. FUEL SPILLAGE IN THE SHALLOW DITCH WAS FOUND AT THE SCENE. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE INCLUDING COMPRESSION CHECK, ENGINE CONTROL MOVEMENTS, INSPECTIONS FOR SECURITY OF HARDWARE, LINES AND FITTINGS, FUEL FILTER SUMP FOR CONTAMINATION, OIL LEVEL CHECK, REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.

## 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 ERA26LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA046), Nov 18, 2025: Cessna 172 (N6124D), Palm Bay, FL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N6124D (1)

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

- [Incident 19910223016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910223016899I), Feb 23, 1991: Cessna 172N (N6124D), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. While crossing behind another aircraft the jet blast picked wing up and aircraft cartwheeled.

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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