19810818050369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Chicago, IL · August 18, 1981

Date
August 18, 1981 · 10:40 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Midway
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6610L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEE50
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
96 total80 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit on climbout. Hit trees landing in a nursery. Found lead and carbon fouled spark plugs.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. HIT TREES LANDING IN A NURSERY. FOUND LEAD AND CARBON FOULED SPARK PLUGS.

NTSB investigation

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