# Accident 19890825031899A: Cessna 152, Selbyville, DE, August 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1989, 11:25 local time
- Place: Selbyville, DE
- Airport: Warrington Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4704° N, 75.1704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4704&lon=-75.1704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67803-2013-07-08) (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 O360A2F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 450 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825031899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGH, LOST POWER AND SEIZED ON BANNER PICKUP CLIMB. DROPPED BANNER. NOSED OVER LANDING.

## 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 BFO89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA073), Aug 25, 1989: Cessna 152 (N67803), Selbyville, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE NUMBER FOUR EXHAUST LOBE ON THE CAMSHAFT AND POOR CONDITION (WEAR) OF THE NUMBER FOUR EXHAUST TAPPET. THE SOYBEAN CROP IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A…

## Other reports on N67803 (1)

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

- [Accident 19851003054549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851003054549A), Oct 3, 1985: Cessna STC150 (N67803), Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. Ditched into Lake Charles because of fuel exhaustion while towing banners. Did not have a banner tow waiver.

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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