# Incident 20031213036729I: Cessna 152, Brentwood, CA, December 13, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Brentwood, CA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9356° N, 121.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brentwood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9356&lon=-121.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757VX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757VX-2007-02-01) (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: 850 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031213036729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC WAS CONDUCTING UNUSUAL ATTITUDES TRAINING OVER THE MOUNT DIABLO/BYRON AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 FT. AFTER TRAINING WAS COMPLIED WITH THE PIC DESCENDED TO 1300 FT. AND BEGAN A CLIMB TO 1500 FT. FOR RETURN TO HAWARD. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPUTTER AS IF IT WERE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. DUE TO POWER LINES IN THE AREA THE PIC OPTED TO LAND ON THE LOCAL GOLF COURSE. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENT AND NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## Other reports on N757VX (2)

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

- [Incident 19940708030089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940708030089I), Jul 8, 1994: Cessna 152 (N757VX), Manteca, CA. Lost power at cruise. Forced landing in a cornfield. Crankshaft dowel sheared.
- [Incident 19930520018599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930520018599I), May 20, 1993: Cessna 152 (N757VX), Firebaugh, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway into dirt area.

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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