# Incident 19790809030399I: Cessna 152, Elfers, FL, August 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Elfers, FL
- Airport: West Pasco
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2139° N, 82.7221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elfers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2139&lon=-82.7221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757YZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757YZ-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809030399I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE PERFORMING MANEUVERS. CARB HEAT APPLIED AND RETURNED TO COLD WITH BACKFIRE.

## Other reports on N757YZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810617036209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617036209A), Jun 17, 1981: Cessna 152 (N757YZ), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Lost control, veered off runway into soft sand and nosed over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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