# Incident 19911215061629I: Cessna 152, Sarasota-Brand, FL, December 15, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1991, 16:40 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953SC-2017-09-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911215061629I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON APPROACH. LEFT WING HIT TREE BRANCH. LANDED SAFELY. NR4 EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N953SC (1)

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

- [Incident 20040611027539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040611027539I), Jun 11, 2004: Cessna 152 (N953SC), Pompano Beach, FL. (-23) On June 11, 2004 at approximately 1115 hrs, the pilot of N953SC reported that the aircraft was experiencing power problems and was attempting to land at…

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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