# Accident 19790909028119A: Cessna 152, East Chicago, IN, September 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: East Chicago, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6481° N, 87.4529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Chicago, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6481&lon=-87.4529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24489, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24489-2013-02-11) (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: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,196 total, 61 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FET30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909028119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SMOKED, LOST OIL PRESSURE. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN LAKE. FOUND LOOSE OIL LINE AT TOP OF OIL COOLER.

## 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 CHI79FET30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET30), Sep 9, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24489), East Chicago, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24489 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790722019529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722019529I), Jul 22, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24489), Aurora, IL, Minor damage. Student on first solo lost directional control. Ran off runway into ditch.

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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