19890128001479A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Fire Island, NY · January 28, 1989

Date
January 28, 1989 · 12:00 local
Place
Fire Island, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N25420
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA075
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
128 total97 in this make and model11 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.

Loud bang, oil smoke. Nosed over landing on beach. Threw a rod. Improper sealant on oil screen clogged oil lines.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG, OIL SMOKE. NOSED OVER LANDING ON BEACH. THREW A ROD. IMPROPER SEALANT ON OIL SCREEN CLOGGED OIL LINES.

NTSB investigation

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