# Incident 19831231073549I: Cessna 152, Leesburg, VA, December 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1983, 16:15 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69FT-2010-01-20) (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 O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 150 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231073549I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. FOUND WATER AND FINE DIRT PARTICLES IN STRAINER AND FUSELAGE BELLY DRAIN.

## Other reports on N69FT (1)

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

- [Incident 19890724041039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724041039I), Jul 24, 1989: Cessna 152 (N69FT), Morgantown, WV. Engine running rough. Unable to contact ATC. Landed on closed runway. Magneto was shorted.

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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