# NTSB MIA86LA214: Cessna 172P, N54069, Whiting, FL, July 18, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1986, 17:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place: Whiting, FL
- Coordinates: 30.630691, -87.040626 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6307&lon=-87.0406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA86LA214
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31676/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA214

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PILOT OF A RENTED CESSNA 172P EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AFTER FLYING 4.7 HOURS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE GEAR FAILED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS OR LINES DURING RECOVERY AND THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN AND RAN SATISFACTORILY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54069](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54069-2019-03-09), registration cancelled 2019-03-09, S/N 17274867, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274867
- Airframe hours: 2189
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Ferguson Flying Service,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 6, 1986, 56 hours before
- Departed: ANB, ANNISTON, AL
- Destination: 82J, PENSACOLA, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 98 total, 15 in this make and model, 12 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PNS, 26 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860718034579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718034579A), Jul 18, 1986: Cessna 172P, Whiting, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel enroute. Crash landed in a bean field.

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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