# Accident 20040224003129A: Cessna 152, Spencer, MA, February 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2004, 10:43 local time
- Place: Spencer, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2203° N, 71.9436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2203&lon=-71.9436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4669L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4669L-2006-09-19) (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: 800 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040224003129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT THE PILOT LOST POWER FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS. THE POWER RETURNED BUT ONLY AT ABOUT 10-20 SECONDS BEFORE IT LOST POWER AGAIN. THE POWER CAME BACK AND THEN N4669L LOST POWER FOR THE FINAL TIME. THE PILOT LANDED N4669L IN A FIELD. ON ROLL OUT THERE WAS SOFT SNOW AND N4669L FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 NYC04LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA075), Feb 24, 2004: Cessna 152 (N4669L), Spencer, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N4669L (1)

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

- [Incident 19930603023879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930603023879I), Jun 3, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4669L), Worcester, MA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Struck a runway light.

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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