# Accident 19830708029989A: Cessna 152, Peoria, IL, July 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1983, 16:45 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Mt Hawley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7400° N, 89.6899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7400&lon=-89.6899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5510P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5510P-2013-04-22) (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: 796 total, 163 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830708029989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. FUEL CONTAMINATION WAS SUSPECTED,NOT PROVEN.

## 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 CHI83LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA303), Jul 8, 1983: Cessna 152 (N5510P), Peoria, IL, substantial damage

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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