# Accident 20050203002549A: Cessna 152, Sturtevant, WI, February 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sturtevant, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7033° N, 87.9589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7033&lon=-87.9589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68714, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68714) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050203002549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 3, 2005, AT 1500 CST A CESSNA CE-152, N68714, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SYLVANIA AIRPORT (C89), AT STURTEVANT WI. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN JANESVILLE, WI (JVL) AT 1300 CST ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN TO OSHKOSH, WI (OSH). ENROUTE THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT SYLVANIA (C89). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CHI05LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA067), Feb 3, 2005: Cessna 152 (N68714), Sturtevant, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify the electrical system failure and to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing approach. Factors associated with the accident were the electrical system failure,…

## Other reports on N68714 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830415014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830415014419A), Apr 15, 1983: Cessna 152 (N68714), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing. Came down sideways and ran off the runway. Side load collapsed the nose gear.

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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