# Incident 19890831045399I: Cessna 152, Clarksburg, WV, August 31, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65538, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65538-2007-11-26) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 250 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831045399I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAGNETO RPM DROPPED ON RUNUP. CLEANED PLUGS. ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CARBURETOR HEAT BOX HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N65538 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900301008619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900301008619A), Mar 1, 1990: Cessna 152 (N65538), Grafton, WV, Substantial damage. Engine failed in practice area. Nosed up landing on hillside. Conditions good for carburetor icing. No mechanical.
- [Incident 19830315012339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830315012339I), Mar 15, 1983: Cessna 152 (N65538), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Aircraft dropped to runway nose wheel first. Landed in gusty wind. Impact collapsed nose gear. CFI did not correct.

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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