# Accident 19850304063639A: Cessna 152, Andrews, TX, March 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1985, 10:24 local time
- Place: Andrews, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3204° N, 102.5393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3204&lon=-102.5393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6457L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6457L-2011-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (registry code 42035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 135 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850304063639A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER AFTER FORCED LANDING ON DIRT ROAD WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER AT CRUISE. FAILURE OF NUMBER 4 EXHAUST VALVE.

## 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 FTW85LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA147), Mar 4, 1985: Cessna 152 (N6457L), Andrews, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6457L (2)

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

- [Accident 19930613018019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930613018019A), Jun 13, 1993: Cessna 152 (N6457L), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Gave primary student go around. CFI added power and began raising flaps. Allowed student pull nose up and stall.
- [Incident 19810517035459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517035459I), May 17, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6457L), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Pilot attempted night landing on unlighted runway due to wind shift and touched down 300 ft to the side of airport.

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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