# Accident 19900626022659A: Cessna 152, Fillmore, CA, June 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1990, 15:15 local time
- Place: Fillmore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4002° N, 118.8296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4002&lon=-118.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N528CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528CA-1991-07-30) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 475 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900626022659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER GRADUALLY EN ROUTE BUT DID NOT STOP. NOSED OVER IN DRY RIVER BED.STARTER WAS ENGAGED IN RING GEAR

## 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 LAX90LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA231), Jun 26, 1990: Cessna 152 (N528CA), Fillmore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT ENGAGEMENT OF THE STARTER DURING FLIGHT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. >

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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