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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Tucson, AZ · March 8, 1991

Date
March 8, 1991 · 08:45 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N69116
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA126
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total82 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine seized. Made forced landing. Crankshaft bearings rotated through a rod. Engine time 77 hours over factory tbo

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SEIZED. MADE FORCED LANDING. CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS ROTATED THROUGH A ROD.ENGINE TIME 77 HOURS OVER FACTORY TBO

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.