# Incident 19881215066089I: Cessna 152, Odessa, TX, December 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1988, 13:15 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Airport: Odessa Schlemeyer Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9214° N, 102.3871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ODESSA-SCHLEMEYER FLD (ODO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9214&lon=-102.3871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89976, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89976-1989-12-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881215066089I

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED FROM ENGINE ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY. CAUSE OF PROPELLER FAILURE NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N89976 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840628047019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840628047019I), Jun 28, 1984: Cessna 152 (N89976), Eastland, TX, Minor damage. Student lost control after landing. Aircraft left the runway before stopping.

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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