# Accident 19960918028569A: Cessna 152, Fresno, CA, September 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1996, 17:18 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7508° N, 119.6697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7508&lon=-119.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94381, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94381-2022-05-09) (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: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960918028569A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. UNABLE RETURN TO FCH. NOSED OVER. BEARING SHIFT BLOCKED OIL. THRU CONNECTING ROD.

## 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 LAX96LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA338), Sep 18, 1996: Cessna 152 (N94381), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A separation of a connecting rod due to a lack of internal lubrication from a blocked oil passage after a bearing had shifted on its journal.

## Other reports on N94381 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830820052169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820052169I), Aug 20, 1983: Cessna 152 (N94381), Santa Fe, NM. Ran out of fuel. Landed on a highway. Was off course. Had not figured on head winds.

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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