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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 2018 |
| Time: | 17:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N64859 |
| MSN: | 17275636 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12447 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Volusia County, New Smyrna Beach, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Massey Ranch Airpark (X50) |
| Palatka Muni (28J) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following a loss of engine power, the aircraft force landed to roadway terrain in Volusia County’s New Smyrna Beach south of the Spruce Creek Airport (7FL6) located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The airplane was not damaged and the two occupants onboard were not injured during the incident.
Sources:
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/plane-lands-on-new-smyrna-beach-road/719593861
http://www.wogx.com/news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-road
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=64859
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 2025 | N64859 | Private | 0 | near DeLand, FL | |
sub |
| Forced landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2018 18:31 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Mar-2018 20:11 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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