# Accident 19890802026209A: Cessna 152, Kankakee, IL, August 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Airport: Greater Kankakee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1109° N, 87.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1109&lon=-87.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67342, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67342-2012-07-17) (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 O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802026209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN CRUISE AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED HARD IN CORNFIELD.

## 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 CHI89LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA156), Aug 3, 1989: Cessna 152 (N67342), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N67342 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810101004989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810101004989I), Jan 1, 1981: Cessna 152 (N67342), Palm Springs, CA. Aircraft made emergency landing on a road due to fuel exhaustion.

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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