Cessna 172 N1206U

Summary

On 13 October 2025 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1206U, operated by FXE Flightcenter Corp, was involved in an accident near North Lauderdale, 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.

Date

13 October 2025 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

North Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.2298, -80.2386

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N1206U

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

FXE Flightcenter Corp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Lauderdale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA014

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power due to a fuel delivery system leak, which allowed air to enter the fuel system. The source of the leak could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that while returning from a local training flight, the engine experienced a partial loss of power. An emergency was declared, and the engine subsequently experienced a total loss of power. The flight instructor conducted an emergency off-airport forced landing, during which the airplane impacted a park bench structure before coming to rest on a wide sidewalk. The airplane sustained substantial damage to left wing, and left horizontal stabilizer. A postaccident examination of the engine by an FAA inspector found a significant leak at the fuel flow transducer inlet line/fitting. The fuel flow transducer and associated fuel line were sent to the manufacturer for testing, which revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.