# Incident 19891004056049I: Cessna 152, Burlington, NC, October 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1989, 14:50 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0957° N, 79.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0957&lon=-79.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89212, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89212-1990-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891004056049I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND A BROKEN PUSH ROD TO ONE CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N89212 (1)

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

- [Accident 19891119046029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891119046029A), Nov 19, 1989: Cessna 152 (N89212), Burlington, NC, Substantial damage. Circling at 800 ft AGL to take photos. Engine quit. On forced landing, struck a barn.

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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