# NTSB ERA25LA288: Cessna 172N, N1213F, Pembroke Pines, FL, August 5, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: August 5, 2025, 08:20 local (12:20 UTC)
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Coordinates: 25.989438, -80.522491 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9894&lon=-80.5225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: 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): 200710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA288
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200710/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA288

## Preliminary report

On August 05, 2025, about 0820 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N1213F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, 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 reported that the purpose of the flight was to perform private pilot maneuvers. The airplane departed with 43 gallons of fuel aboard. About 20 minutes into the flight, after completing several maneuvers at 1,800 ft mean sea level, the engine began to exhibit a severe vibration and the student pilot transferred control of the airplane to the flight instructor. During attempts to correct the engine anomaly, the flight instructor felt something impact the engine firewall, after which the engine lost power completely. The flight instructor declared an emergency with air traffic control and performed a forced landing to a dirt road. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the left side of the road, impacted terrain, and came to rest in a marsh area adjacent to the road. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed its fuselage and both wings were substantially damaged. The engine’s crankcase was also breached. 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.

- [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 28 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 81 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1213F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1213F), registered now, S/N 17272972, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272972
- Year built: 1979
- Airframe hours: 10752.5
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Flight Answers LLC
- Registered owner: Flight Answers LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 27, 2025, 51.3 hours before
- Departed: HWO, Pembroke Pines, FL
- Airport: HWO, North Perry
- Equipment: Stall warning system, Electronic multifunction display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observed at: HWO, 15 nm away
- METAR: KHWO 051153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 70005 T02890250 10289 20261 53006

## 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 20250805012279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250805012279A), Aug 5, 2025: Cessna 172N, Pembroke Pines, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed from North Perry Airport (Florida) at 1201 to the practice area. Student conducted a 360 degree clearing turn at 1,800 ft then performed a…

## Other investigations on N1213F (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 FTW81DPA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPA08), Feb 18, 1981: Cessna 172 (N1213F), Addison, TX, substantial damage

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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