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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Huntsville, AL · July 21, 1989

Date
July 21, 1989 · 11:45 local
Place
Huntsville, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N45934
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,973 total599 in this make and model331 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.

Sudden loss of engine power. Precautionary landing on road. Possible cause, primer not completely seated.

As the FAA filed it

SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON ROAD. POSSIBLE CAUSE, PRIMER NOT COMPLETELY SEATED.