# Accident 20250829013189A: Cessna 172H, New Smyrna Beac, FL, August 29, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2025, 10:30 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0571° N, 80.9578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0571&lon=-80.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1607F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1607F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250829013189A

## Narrative

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

A C-172 WITH TWO CREW MEMBERS WERE CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO'S AT KEVB.  ON CLIMB OUT AFTER THE FIRST LANDING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE POWER LOSS.  EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE COMPLETED BY THE PILOT FLYING AND THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY SPUTTERED BUT AGAIN FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY POWER.  BASED ON THE LOW ALTITUDE THE DECISION WAS MADE TO ACCOMPLISH A LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A GRASSY AREA.  THE NOSEGEAR CONTACTED THE TOP OF A 6 FOOT AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER ONTO THE TOP OF THE PLANE COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 52 FEET BEYOND THE FENCE.  THE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA25LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA324), Aug 29, 2025: Cessna 172 (N1607F), New Smyrna Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to detect and address water contamination of the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb.

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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