# Accident 19890727025449A: Cessna 152, Romeoville, IL, July 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1989, 16:40 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Airport: Lewis University Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5797° N, 88.0393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5797&lon=-88.0393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25848 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 862 total, 283 in this make and model, 388 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890727025449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON A 45 MINUTE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT NOSED UP LANDING IN TALL CORN.

## 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 CHI89DEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEE05), Jul 27, 1989: Cessna 152 (N25848), Romeoville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY.

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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