Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
NTSB analysis
During cruise flight, the pilot noticed the engine was running rough and it subsequently lost power. The pilot performed an emergency landing next to a road, during which the airplane impacted a sign and nosed over into a canal. Examination of the airplane and engine revealed no preimpact abnormalities that could account for the loss of engine power, and adequate fuel was drained from the airplane. While the airplane was operating in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power at the time of the accident, the investigation was unable to determine if carburetor ice caused the power loss.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA11LA015 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 10, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Boynton Beach, Florida
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 172SP
- N-number
- N423FT
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.