# Incident 20131205025949I: Cessna 152, New Smyrna Beac, FL, December 5, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0258° N, 80.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0258&lon=-80.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65408, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65408) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 700 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131205025949I

## Narrative

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

N65408 DEPARTED MASSEY AIR RANCH (X50) ON A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BREAKING IN NEWLY-OVERHAULED ENGINE CYLINDERS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLIGHT-PLANNED FOR A FUEL FLOW OF 8 GPH, BASED ON WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS ADEQUATE FOR THE HIGH POWER SETTINGS PLANNED FOR THE FLIGHT.  THE PILOT OF N65408 STATED THAT ON HIS RETURN TO X50, AFTER 2 HOURS AND 38 MINUTES ALOFT, HE LOST POWER AND MADE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING IN A COW PASTURE, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGES OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS FROM STRIKING A FENCE DURING THE APPROACH.

## Other reports on N65408 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780611021199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611021199A), Jun 11, 1978: Cessna A150K (N65408), Culpeper, VA, Substantial damage

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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