19850314006889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Norwalk, IA · March 14, 1985

Date
March 14, 1985 · 11:09 local
Place
Norwalk, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67399
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA071
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
43 total43 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crankshaft idler gear failed, resulting in an engine power loss. Pilot made an emergency landing in a muddy field.

As the FAA filed it

CRANKSHAFT IDLER GEAR FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE POWER LOSS. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A MUDDY FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.