# Incident 19960223004689I: Cessna 152, Delmar, CA, February 23, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Delmar, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9629° N, 117.2624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Mar, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9629&lon=-117.2624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757CM-2018-07-02) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 100 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960223004689I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS PERFORMING STALLS AT 4500 FEET MSL. DURING A FULL POWER RECOVERY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD ONLY DEVELOP 1500-1600 RPM'S. PILOT SELECTED VERY SUITABLE LANDING SITE (POLO FIELD) AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ENGINE HAD A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE IN #1 CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N757CM (2)

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

- [Incident 20170605008089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170605008089I), Jun 5, 2017: Cessna 152 (N757CM), El Cajon, CA, No damage. Pilot reported after touch down he experienced a gust of wind from the left. Instead of using opposite rudder he used left rudder and the aircraft drifted away…
- [Incident 20070423007239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070423007239I), Apr 23, 2007: Cessna 152 (N757CM), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The student pilot was in the pattern shooting touch and go landings. On the seventh landing attempt, the tower controller reports observing the aircraft…

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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