# Accident 19920120002479A: Cessna 152, Rockforde, IL, January 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: Rockforde, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2507° N, 88.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2507&lon=-88.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152BA-2014-09-03) (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 O235N2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920120002479A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AND POWER LOSS. STRUCK DITCHES LANDING. PILOT BELEIVES IT WAS CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 CHI92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA077), Jan 20, 1992: Cessna 152 (N152BA), Rockford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT.

## Other reports on N152BA (1)

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

- [Accident 20120817019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120817019239A), Aug 17, 2012: Cessna 152 (N152BA), Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. N152BA departed poplar grove airport (C77) for Rockford airport (rfd)for air traffic control instruction with a CFI and student pilot on board. On approach to…

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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