# Incident 19890917053119I: Cessna 152, Staunton, VA, September 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: Staunton, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1580° N, 79.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Staunton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1580&lon=-79.0619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89540, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89540-2018-06-29) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 35 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890917053119I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. STUDENT MADE FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. NO CAUSE STATED.

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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