39.2008° N, 77.7234° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 22, 2000 · 16:07 local
Place
Hillsboro, VA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N89106
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Engine quit during cruise, pilot landed safely in a field. Engine had developed a severe oil leak. The exact cause of the oil leak has been undetermined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE, PILOT LANDED SAFELY IN A FIELD. ENGINE HAD DEVELOPED A SEVERE OIL LEAK. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE OIL LEAK HAS BEEN UNDETERMINED.