# Incident 19970129002819I: Cessna 152, Sumter, SC, January 29, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sumter, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9204° N, 80.3415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sumter, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9204&lon=-80.3415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89126, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89126-2006-03-23) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970129002819I

## Narrative

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

OIL TEMP CLIMBED ON CLIMB TO CRUISE PRESSURE LOSS. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN A FIELD. THREW ROD. 300 HOURS OVER TBO.

## Other reports on N89126 (2)

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

- [Accident 19871227075219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227075219A), Dec 27, 1987: Cessna 152 (N89126), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Unable to land VFR at destination. Vectored for asr approaches until fuel exhaustion. Made a crash landing in fog.
- [Accident 19870225035129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870225035129A), Feb 25, 1987: Cessna 152 (N89126), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft bounced on landing and collapsed the nose gear. Student was confused by other traffic in the pattern.

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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