# Incident 19980115003239I: Cessna 152, Gulfport, MS, January 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1998, 15:45 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi Regional
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4073° N, 89.0701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (GPT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4073&lon=-89.0701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5310P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5310P-2009-05-22) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 800 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980115003239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AT 800 FEET. PILOT TURNED BACK TO AIRPORT AND LANDED ON BEACH AREA. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE, NO DAMAGE OR INJURY. PILOT HAD MECHANIC INSPECT AIRCRAFT AND NO REASON OR CAUSE FOR LOSS OF POWER WAS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO THE AIRPORT UNEVENTFUL. FAA ID JAN98004.

## Other reports on N5310P (1)

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

- [Incident 20030219008719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030219008719I), Feb 19, 2003: Cessna 152 (N5310P), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 02/19/2003 at 11:36 local time, a Cessna 152, N5310P registered to meek christopher d, experienced an engine power loss during cruise at 2800 feet,…

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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