# Accident 19890128001479A: Cessna 152, Fire Island, NY, January 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fire Island, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6366° N, 73.2049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fire Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6366&lon=-73.2049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25420, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25420-1989-06-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 97 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128001479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC89LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA075), Jan 28, 1989: Cessna 152 (N25420), Fire Island, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF AN UNAUTHORIZED SEALANT USED ON THE OIL RESSURE SCREEN HOUSING GASKET CONTAMINATED THE OIL AND RESTRICTED THE FLOW OF OIL THROUGH THE MAIN BEARINGS CAUSING OIL STARVATION…

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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