Cessna 172A accident near Pahokee, Florida, February 3, 1990
On February 3, 1990 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Cessna 172A, registered N6812X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pahokee, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AM UNDETERMINED REASON.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 3, 1990 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- Pahokee, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172A · all 172As on the register
- Registration
- N6812X · registry record · serial 47712
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA90LA066.