Plane Crash List

Cessna 172A N6812X

3 February 1990 · Pahokee, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 February 1990 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172A registered N6812X was involved in an accident near Pahokee, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Pahokee, Florida, United States
Coordinates
26.8101, -80.6601
Aircraft
Cessna 172A
Registration
N6812X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
La Belle → Indiantown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA90LA066

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AM UNDETERMINED REASON.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT BEFORE DEPARTING ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLT, 23.3 GAL OF FUEL WAS ADDED. HE TESTED EACH TANK & THE GASOLATOR FOR CONTAMINATION BEFORE DEPARTURE; NONE WAS FOUND. DURING CRUISE FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT ATTEMPTED A RESTART, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR CONTAMINANTS & NONE WERE FOUND. THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY DURING A POST-ACDNT ENG RUN. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING AT RATED POWER WITH A FLOAT TYPE CARBURETOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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