# Accident 19920805029089A: Cessna 152, Zenia, IL, August 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1992, 11:50 local time
- Place: Zenia, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6306° N, 88.6295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6306&lon=-88.6295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757FW-2013-08-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 67 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920805029089A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING. IMPROPER CRANKSHAFT GEAR ATTACH BOLT INSTALLED 37 HRS PRIOR BROKE. ENGINE STOPPED.

## 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 CHI92LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA227), Aug 5, 1992: Cessna 152 (N757FW), Xenia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER ENGINE OVERHAUL AND NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N757FW (1)

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

- [Accident 19901109055689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901109055689A), Nov 9, 1990: Cessna 152 (N757FW), Zanesville, OH, Substantial damage. In and out of clouds with icing reported. Engine quit. Landed in soft field and nosed over.

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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