# Incident 19910320011269I: Cessna 152, Syracuse, NY, March 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1991, 10:33 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94105, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94105-2010-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910320011269I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. CRANKSHAFT NOSE SEAL LEAKING. OIL SEEPAGE ONTO HOT SURFACE CAUSED SMOKE.

## Other reports on N94105 (3)

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

- [Incident 19890105006749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890105006749I), Jan 5, 1989: Cessna 152 (N94105), Fulton, NY, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on a snow packed runway. Veered off runway, hit a snowbank and nosed over.
- [Incident 19861119071899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861119071899I), Nov 19, 1986: Cessna 152 (N94105), Syracuse, NY. Ammeter discharge noted and electrical equipment shutdown except for radio. Voltage regulator replaced.
- [Incident 19851224072489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851224072489I), Dec 24, 1985: Cessna 152 (N94105), Syracuse, NY. Made full stop landing on taxiway instead of runway. Visibility restricted by snow.

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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