# Incident 19820418017179I: Cessna 152, Escanaba, MI, April 18, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1982, 16:20 local time
- Place: Escanaba, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7463° N, 87.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escanaba, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7463&lon=-87.0836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66948, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66948) (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 O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 40 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/19820418017179I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB-OUT. MADE PERFECT EMERGENCY LANDING IN MUDDY FIELD. HOLE BURNED IN PISTON.

## Other reports on N66948 (2)

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

- [Accident 20240902015219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240902015219A), Sep 2, 2024: Cessna 152 (N66948), Amboy, CA, Substantial damage. On September 2, 2024, at approximately 10:30 local time, a Cessna 150 single-engine piston-powered fixed-wing aircraft, departed to the west from an airfield…
- [Incident 19780526040059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526040059I), May 26, 1978: Cessna 152 (N66948), Lebanon, IN. Engine acceleration became poor and rough. Landed in field. Out of fuel. Gauges inaccurate.

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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