# Incident 19790827032939I: Cessna 152, Springfield, IL, August 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1979, 21:02 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757UX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757UX-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827032939I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. FOUND LOOSE ROCKER ARM ADJUSTING NUT.

## Other reports on N757UX (1)

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

- [Accident 19900805030299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805030299A), Aug 5, 1990: Cessna 152 (N757UX), Cahokia, IL, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing,allowed aircraft to come back down hard with collapsed nose gear.

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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