# Incident 19900525023939I: Cessna 152, Madera, CA, May 25, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25378, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25378-1997-09-11) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 50 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525023939I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. SIX GALLONS IN RIGHT TANK.

## Other reports on N25378 (2)

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

- [Incident 19961204042599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961204042599I), Dec 4, 1996: Cessna 152 (N25378), Vidal, CA. Narrative: student pilot was dispatched on a solo cross-country from vny to apv. CFI checked students flight planning which included weather reports, dead…
- [Accident 19910303011071A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910303011071A), Mar 3, 1991: Cessna 152 (N25378), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Student locked a brake while attempting to taxi around N2505A that was holding on runup pad. CFI took over too late

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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