# Accident 20000326010449A: Cessna 152, New Smyrna Beac, FL, March 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2000, 15:40 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: Massey Ranch Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9796° N, 80.9192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9796&lon=-80.9192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757JE-2007-12-11) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000326010449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF FROM MASSEY AIR RANCH ABOUT 3:00 PM LOCAL TIME. WHILE STILL CLIMBING TOWARD A TARGET ALTITUDE OF 1,200', HE DISCOVERED HE HAD RADIO PROBLEMS AND DECIED TO RETURN TO MASSEY. HE ENTERED THE DOWN-WIND LEG OF RUNWAY 18: THEN TURNED BASE. WHEN HE ADDED THROTTLE TO DECREASE HIS SINK RATE, HE GOT NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED FINAL AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE AT 65 KIAS, BUT HE WAS STILL TOO FAR FROM THE AIRPORT TO MAKE IT. PILOT DOUBLE-CHECKED ENGINE CONTROLS; FUEL VALVE, MIXTURE, CARBUERTOR HEAT AND MAGS. ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE UNDERLYING TERRAIN CONSISTED OF SCRUB PALMETTOS AND TREES. PILOT LANDED ON THE SHORTEST PALMETTO HE COULD FIND..

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA00LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA120), Mar 26, 2000: Cessna 152 (N757JE), Edgewater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.

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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