19790111008749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Geneva, IL · January 11, 1979

Date
January 11, 1979 · 10:30 local
Place
Geneva, IL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N69258
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEE31
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
721 total62 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power due to rod failure. Pilot made emergency landing in snow covered field. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO ROD FAILURE. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN SNOW COVERED FIELD. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.