# Incident 19890718051529I: Cessna 152, Oceanside, CA, July 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1989, 14:20 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Airport: Camp Pendleton Mcaf
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1959° N, 117.3795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oceanside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1959&lon=-117.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757RU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757RU-2008-12-16) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890718051529I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DECLARED EMERGENCY. SIGHTED AN AIRPORT AND LANDED. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N757RU (1)

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

- [Incident 19880623040529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623040529I), Jun 23, 1988: Cessna 152 (N757RU), Fullerton, CA. Engine quit in the pattern. Landed in a flood channel. Lack of sufficient oil in engine caused cylinder seizure.

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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