# Accident 19900702023449A: Cessna 152, Fullerton, CA, July 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1990, 16:11 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8857&lon=-117.9280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48418, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48418-1991-02-08) (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: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900702023449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. ALL VALVES AND SEATS WARPED FROM EXCESSIVE THERMAL SHOCK CYCLES.

## 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 LAX90LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA241), Jul 2, 1990: Cessna 152 (N48418), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE WARPED CONDITION OF THE ENGINE VALVES AND VALVE SEATS DUE TO EXCESSIVE AND REPEATED THERMAL SHOCK CYCLES.

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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