# Accident 19930301004269A: Cessna 152, Petersburg, OH, March 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1993, 14:15 local time
- Place: Petersburg, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FD8S
- Location: 40.8997° N, 80.5395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8997&lon=-80.5395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5523L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5523L-1995-02-01) (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: 592 total, 129 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930301004269A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. UNSUITABLE SMALL DOWNWIND LANDING AREA AVAILABLE. NOSED OVER LANDING TO PREVENT RUNNING INTO TREES.

## 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 BFO93LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA038), Mar 1, 1993: Cessna 152 (N5523L), Petersburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SHORT, SOFT, HILLY TERRAIN CONDITION IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N5523L (1)

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

- [Incident 19900321010929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900321010929I), Mar 21, 1990: Cessna 152 (N5523L), Zelienople, PA. Student had engine failure on solo crosscountry flight. Forced landing on a road.

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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