# Incident 19830504029169I: Cessna 152, Westbranch, MI, May 4, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1983, 22:00 local time
- Place: Westbranch, MI
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2738° N, 84.2366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Branch, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2738&lon=-84.2366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757MM) (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: 25,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830504029169I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. LANDED ON A ROAD. EXHAUST VALVE ADJUSTMENT NUT BACKED OFF. JAMMED EXHAUST VALVE. BENT PUSH ROD.

## Other reports on N757MM (2)

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

- [Incident 19910427028349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427028349I), Apr 27, 1991: Cessna 152 (N757MM), Benton Harbor, MI. Student encountered showers and low clouds. Called ATC for assistance to locate an airport.
- [Incident 19780210005769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210005769I), Feb 10, 1978: Cessna 152 (N757MM), East Tawas, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control after touchdown. Possible frozen brake. Ran into a snowbank.

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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