# Accident 19790111008749A: Cessna 152, Geneva, IL, January 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Geneva, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8821° N, 88.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geneva, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8821&lon=-88.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69258, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69258) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 721 total, 62 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111008749A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI79FEE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE31), Jan 11, 1979: Cessna 152 (N69258), Geneva, IL, substantial damage

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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