# Accident 20210713010709A: Cessna A150K, Brooksville, FL, July 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2021, 10:56 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5523° N, 82.3730° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5523&lon=-82.3730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8412M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8412M-2023-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210713010709A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 13, 2021, AT 1056 EST, A CESSNA A150K, N8412M, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASH LANDED IN THE CHASSAHOWITZKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN BROOKSVILLE, FL AFTER LOSING ENGINE POWER AND FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE FLIGHT WAS A FERRY FLIGHT TO DELIVER THE RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT TO THE NEW OWNER IN CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PIC AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HIDDEN LAKE AIRPORT (F40) EARLIER THAT DAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 EST.

## 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 ERA21LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA291), Jul 13, 2021: Cessna A150K (N8412M), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N8412M (1)

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

- [Accident 19800503013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503013349A), May 3, 1980: Cessna A150K (N8412M), Plant City, FL, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Severed nose gear. Skidded off runway. Nosed over.

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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