# Accident 19910717027699A: Cessna 152, Springwater, NY, July 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Springwater, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6802° N, 77.5700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6802&lon=-77.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6489B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6489B-1993-03-29) (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: 1,160 total, 550 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910717027699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING LOW ALTITUDE PHOTO FLIGHT. ON LANDING STRUCK TREES. EXHAUST VALVE AND GUIDE FAILED NR4 CYLINDER.

## 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 NYC91LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA182), Jul 17, 1991: Cessna 152 (N6489B), Springwater, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE ON GROUND COLLISION WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N6489B (1)

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

- [Accident 19820729040109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729040109A), Jul 29, 1982: Cessna 152 (N6489B), Chatfield, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing in crosswind condition.

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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