# Incident 20130519009909I: Cessna 172P, New Smyrna Beac, FL, May 19, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2013, 18:00 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0557° N, 80.9489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (JACK BOLT FLD) (EVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0557&lon=-80.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64859, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64859) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO- 320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 605 total, 550 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130519009909I

## Narrative

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

AFTER THE LAST TOUCH AND GO,  SMOKE WAS ENTERING THE COCKPIT FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, TURNED THE FREQUENCY OF THE RADIO TO THE EMERGENCY CHANNEL AND DECLARED, "MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY." OIL COVERED THE WINDSCREEN AND THE CREW  COULD NOT SEE THROUGHT IT.  NEW SMYRNA ANSWERED AND DIRECTED THEM STRAIGHT AHEAD TO ANY RUNWAY.  THEY LANDED ON TAXIWAY ECHO AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN.

## Other reports on N64859 (3)

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

- [Accident 20251208019799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251208019799A), Dec 8, 2025: Cessna 172P (N64859), Deland, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he was sure that the cause of engine failure was due to fuel contamination based on the sputtering he described at the time of engine…
- [Incident 20180321009799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180321009799I), Mar 21, 2018: Cessna 172P (N64859), New Smyrna Beac, FL, No damage. 03-21-0218 2135Z N64859. During climb out from X50 Massey air ranch at approximately 1000 feet altitude the pilot declared an emergency with dab and reported…
- [Incident 20150304002819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150304002819I), Mar 4, 2015: Cessna 172P (N64859), Cedar Key, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft landed long and ran off the end of runway 05 into deep mud and grass. Witnesses stated that the aircraft landed downwind. The aircraft was removed by…

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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