# Accident 19910220002869A: Cessna 152, Newark, IL, February 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Newark, IL
- Airport: Cushing Field Ltd Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5306° N, 88.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5306&lon=-88.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116CF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 65 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910220002869A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF DOWNWIND.REALIZED MISTAKE.ABORTED AND RAN OFF END OF WET GRASS RUNWAY,THROUGH A FENCE,INTO DITCH.

## 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 CHI91LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA098), Feb 20, 1991: Cessna 152 (N116CF), Newark, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION.

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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