- Date
- May 3, 1985, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N758AECessna R172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850503022769A
- Case key
- 31393
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that after takeoff, the eng lost power when the acft was about 10 mi west of the arpt. While he was attempting to land, the acft collided with power lines & crashed onto a canal bank. During an exam of the acft, eng continuity was established, all accessories turned accordingly & the magnetos had sufficient spark. However, no usable fuel was found in the tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N758AE
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722935
- Airframe hours
- 1,710
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-K, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Atlas Auto Brokers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HWO · Hollywood, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 344 total · 210 in this make and model · 180 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLL, 16 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.