# Incident 19881226068879I: Cessna 152, Palo Alto, CA, December 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1988, 10:45 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152SC-2008-02-26) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 350 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881226068879I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE LOSING POWER. UNABLE TO CORRECT. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. ROCKER ARMS MAY HAVE SEIZED.

## Other reports on N152SC (2)

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

- [Accident 20000420005179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000420005179A), Apr 20, 2000: Cessna 152 (N152SC), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Seunghee back, a solo student pilot, depated the hayward executive (hwd) airport 16:45 hours pacific daylight time (PDT) for the Mt. Diablo practice…
- [Accident 19870807046071A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807046071A), Aug 7, 1987: Cessna 152 (N152SC), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear struck the rudder of Mooney N5201Y during descent and in contact with ATC radar.

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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