# Accident 19930817029669A: Cessna 152, Keokuk, IA, August 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1993, 16:45 local time
- Place: Keokuk, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4005° N, 91.4008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4005&lon=-91.4008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47716, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47716-1994-10-05) (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: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930817029669A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCH AND GO CLIMBOUT LOST POWER. TRIED FOR FIELD. PULLED UP AVOID WIRES STALLED. CRASHED. BROKE EXHAUST VALVE.

## 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 CHI93LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA325), Aug 17, 1993: Cessna 152-II (N47716), Keokuk, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to an exhaust valve failure. A factor related to the accident is the power line.

## Other reports on N47716 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910629028029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910629028029I), Jun 29, 1991: Cessna 152 (N47716), Dubuque, IA. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing in field. Student stated had full tanks at departure but used full rich.

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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