# Incident 19890923055859I: Cessna 177RG, New Smyrna Beac, FL, September 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0258° N, 80.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0258&lon=-80.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53061, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53061) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-A1A6 (registry code 41602, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-a1a6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890923055859I

## Narrative

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

FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT. ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. FOUND BROKEN STANDPIPE IN FIREWALL FUEL STRAINER.

## Other reports on N53061 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821201066479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821201066479I), Dec 1, 1982: Cessna 177RG (N53061), Cullman, AL, Minor damage. Rough engine. Vectored to an airport. Engine quit on final. Landed gear up. Loose fuel line and intake pipes.

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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