# Accident 20031220034369A: Cessna 152, Louisburg, NC, December 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2003, 10:30 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: Franklin County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0836° N, 78.3672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0836&lon=-78.3672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93002, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93002) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,329 total, 400 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220034369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A X-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED. INSTRUCTOR MADE FORCED LANDING IN A LARGE FIELD. AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ATL04LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA058), Dec 20, 2003: Cessna 152 (N93002), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Other maintenance personnel's inadequate engine overhaul that resulted in engine case fretting and engine oil starvation.

## Other reports on N93002 (3)

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

- [Incident 19961009041539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961009041539I), Oct 9, 1996: Cessna 152 (N93002), Louisburg, NC, Minor damage. Veered off runway into a ditch while landing. Over corrected for light crosswind. Two hrs solo. Bent prop and gear.
- [Accident 19910523018399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523018399A), May 23, 1991: Cessna 152 (N93002), Knightdale, NC, Substantial damage. Air speed pitot system fouled by insects. Student aborted takeoff late. Ran off end.
- [Incident 19870803064709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870803064709I), Aug 3, 1987: Cessna 152 (N93002), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. Solo student bounced several times on landing and the nose gear sheared off.

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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