# Accident 19860914045569A: Cessna 152, Carbondale, IL, September 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7204° N, 89.2098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7204&lon=-89.2098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6490L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6490L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 7 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914045569A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN A CORNFIELD. NOSED OVER. NO MALFUNCTION OF ENGINE FOUND.

## 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 CHI86LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA221), Sep 14, 1986: Cessna 152II (N6490L), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6490L (1)

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

- [Incident 20180922019199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180922019199I), Sep 22, 2018: Cessna 152 (N6490L), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. On 22SEP2018 around 0930 local, a student pilot was conducting the first supervised solo at klal. During the first solo approach to land, the student had a…

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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