# Accident 19890808032609A: Cessna 152, Manistee, MI, August 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Manistee, MI
- Airport: Manistee Co - Blacker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2408° N, 86.3205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2408&lon=-86.3205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96863 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 84 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890808032609A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD. FOUND AN INSECT IN FUEL HAD BLOCKED CARB METERING JET.

## 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 CHI89DEM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM06), Aug 8, 1989: Cessna 152 (N96863), Manistee, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT, AND THE AIRCRAFT'S SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER DURING THE FORCED LANDING ROLL.

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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