# NTSB ERA25LA132: Textron 172, N923EP, New Smyrna Beach, FL, March 1, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: March 1, 2025, 11:38 local (16:38 UTC)
- Place: New Smyrna Beach, FL
- Coordinates: 29.047396, -80.949081
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0474&lon=-80.9491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 199785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA132
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199785/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA132

## Preliminary report

On March 1, 2025, about 1138 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172S, N923EP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14?Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor stated that the accident flight was the student’s first flight in an airplane. Prior to departure from New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport (EVB), New Smyrna Beach, Florida, the left fuel tank was fueled, bringing the total fuel onboard to 51.6 gallons. No discrepancies were noted during the preflight inspection or engine run-up prior to departure. The flight instructor performed a departure briefing, and after holding short of the runway briefly, was cleared for takeoff. During the takeoff roll with the mixture control full rich and full throttle applied, the engine rpm was more than 2,300, which increased to 2,400 rpm after getting airborne. When the airplane was about 180 ft above the runway the engine rpm dropped and the engine lost power completely. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and executed an emergency landing, turning “everything fuel related off.” He pitched down to maintain airspeed, declared a mayday with the air traffic control tower and touched down on the beginning of the threshold for runway 2, then rolled onto grass. To avoid nosing over the flight instructor tried not to brake excessively and maneuvered the airplane toward a fence to avoid vehicles on a road that was off-airport. The airplane collided with the fence and nosed over. A review of the operator-provided download of on-board avionics revealed that takeoff power was applied at 1137:41, and the rpm remained above 2,400 until 1138:04, when the rpm and fuel flow began to decrease. The engine rpm continued to decrease to 0. The airplane was recovered and retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Textron 172S, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2072449), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N923EP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N923EP), registered now, S/N 172S13038, built 2023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Textron Aviation 172 (S)
- Registry model: [Textron 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (registry code 2072449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172S13038
- Year built: 2023
- Airframe hours: 2029
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Epic Aviation Inc
- Registered owner: Epic Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, February 24, 2025, 32 hours before
- Airport: EVB, New Smyrna Beach Muni, runway 20, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Data recorder, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Electronic primary flight display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: KEVB
- METAR: KEVB 011647Z 24008KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3001

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20250301002809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250301002809A), Mar 1, 2025: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, New Smyrna Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine failure after takeoff from runway 20 and crashed off airport property on tumbull bay rd. pilot stated that the engine lost power during…

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.

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