# Accident 20080622855019A: Cessna 152, Tavares, FL, June 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2008
- Place: Tavares, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8206° N, 81.8053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8206&lon=-81.8053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757HA) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 598 total, 550 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080622855019A

## Narrative

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

ON THE MORNING OF 22 JUNE 2008 N757HA PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED (FA83) ORLANDO NORTH AIRPORT FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO (OCF) OCALA FL. AT 0900 LOCAL APPROXIMATELY 9-12 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED A REDUCTION IN ENGINE RPM.  AFTER APPLYING CARB HEAT THE MOTOR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN MAKING MECHANICAL NOISES GRINDING NOISES AND THEN SUDDEN PROPELLER STOPPAGE.  THIS OCCURRED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING INTO A RETENTION POND LOCATED JUST SOUTH EAST OF THE AIRCRAFTS FLIGHT PATH CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA08LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA125), Jun 22, 2008: Cessna 152 (N757HA), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 3 connecting rod cap due to oil starvation. Contributing to the accident was the contamination of the engine oil.

## Other reports on N757HA (1)

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

- [Accident 19970305002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970305002489A), Mar 5, 1997: Cessna 152 (N757HA), Fernandina Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Taxiing to ramp struck a utility trailer parked on taxiway. Student had looed inside while taxiing. (-23) student pilot was distracted while taxiing to runway…

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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