# Accident 19981028039839A: Cessna 152, Douglasville, GA, October 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1998
- Place: Douglasville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7991° N, 85.1797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7991&lon=-85.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25037, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25037-2012-09-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981028039839A

## Narrative

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

(-23)TAKEOFF INITIATED A APPROXIMATELY 0830 HOURS FROM SOUTH FULTON AIRPORT, PILOT EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN POWER, 2300 RPM TO 1500 RPM THEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS. APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET FROM CRASH SITE, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE APPROXIMATELY 3-4 INCHES FROM THE TOP.  HORIZONTAL STAB COMPLETED TORN FROM AIRCRAFT AND FOUND AT THE BASE OF THE TELEPHONE POLE.  AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A PILE OF RAILROAD CROSSTIES IN THE MIDDLE OF A PASTURE.  THE PILOT AND STUDENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE INCURRED MAJOR FIRE DAMAGE.  LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS AND THE TAIL SECTION DID NOT INCUR FIRE DAMAGE BUT SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.  THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A SMALL COW CAUSING A FATAL INJURY TO THE COW.  ENGINE TEARDOWN COMPLETED ON 10-29-98-N25037 INCURRED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE #1 CYLINDER INTAKE 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 MIA99LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA019), Oct 28, 1998: Cessna 152 (N25037), Douglasville, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the no. 1 cylinder exhaust valve guide due to erosion, which resulted in separation of the exhaust valve head, loss of engine power, and collision with a power pole during a forced landing…

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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