# Incident 19890526032269I: Cessna 152, Farmingdale, NY, May 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757KN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757KN-1994-06-27) (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: 960 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526032269I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON BASE LEG. INSTRUCTIOR TOOK CONTROL AND LANDED IN FIELD. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N757KN (1)

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

- [Accident 19940409000152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409000152A), Apr 9, 1994: Cessna 152 (N757KN), Farmingdale, NY, Destroyed. NR3 on final was struck by N5231P that was on descending u turn as NR4 traffic. 152 wing folded. Both fell together

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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