# Incident 20180321009799I: Cessna 172P, New Smyrna Beac, FL, March 21, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2018, 17:35 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: Massey Ranch Airpark
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9789° N, 80.9248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MASSEY RANCH AIRPARK (X50), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9789&lon=-80.9248&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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180321009799I

## Narrative

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

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 LOW ENGINE RPMS AND LOSS OF ALTITUDE. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN OFF FIELD LANDING ON A TWO WAY ROAD AT PIONEER ROAD AND TURNBILL ROAD. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR ANY GROUND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. 2 POBS WITH NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WINGS WERE REMOVED TO FACILITATE MOVING AIRCRAFT TO BASE AND AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED TO OPERATORS HANGER FOR EVALUATION. NO INJURIES OR GROUND DAMAGES OCCURRED.

NTSB NO ACTION - NO NTSB ID ASSIGNED.

## 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 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…
- [Incident 20130519009909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130519009909I), May 19, 2013: Cessna 172P (N64859), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Minor damage. 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…

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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