# Incident 19871201075339I: Cessna 152, Van Nuys, CA, December 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1987, 14:35 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89541-2008-01-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871201075339I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY . ROLLED ON TO RUNWAY. FOUND DRIVE GEAR PIN SHEARED AT THE CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N89541 (1)

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

- [Incident 19891005053399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005053399I), Oct 5, 1989: Cessna 152 (N89541), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Made a hard landing. Bounced three times and nose gear sheared off.

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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