# Accident 19911102048789A: Cessna 152, Belulga, AK, November 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Belulga, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2190° N, 149.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2190&lon=-149.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68291, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68291-1998-06-02) (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: 850 total, 288 in this make and model, 237 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911102048789A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK TREES TRYING FOR A PIPELINE STRIP. IMPACTED INVERTED. HAD BROKEN A VALVE. 2145 HOURS SINCE TBO.

## 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 ANC92LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA013), Nov 2, 1991: Cessna 152 (N68291), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN EXHAUST VALVE FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN, AND TREES.

## Other reports on N68291 (2)

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

- [Accident 19840309006559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840309006559A), Mar 9, 1984: Cessna 152 (N68291), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Veered off the runway and nosed up in a snowbank on landing. Aircraft had a pull to the right. Possible out of rig.
- [Accident 19821231068189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231068189A), Dec 31, 1982: Cessna 152 (N68291), Chukiak, AK, Substantial damage. Landed off center on icy runway. Tried to correct and skidded sideways into a snowbank.

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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