# Incident 20130304002709I: Cessna 152, Lacon, AL, March 4, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2013, 11:34 local time
- Place: Lacon, AL
- Airport: Folsom Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IM8S
- Location: 34.3348° N, 86.9033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lacon, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3348&lon=-86.9033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89904, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89904-2023-11-06) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130304002709I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 CST, MARCH 4, 2013, AIRCRAFT (N89904), CESSNA, CE-152, S/N 15282911 WITH STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A HAY FIELD NEAR LACON, ALABAMA .  THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO DAMAGE, AND THE CREW WAS NOT INJURED. THE ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION REVEALED FAILURE OF RIGHT CRANKSHAFT IDLER GEAR AND GEAR SHAFT CAUSED BY SHEARED GEAR SHAFT MOUNTING BOLTS.

## Other reports on N89904 (2)

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

- [Accident 20180424004069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180424004069A), Apr 24, 2018: Cessna 152 (N89904), Cullman, AL, Substantial damage. After refueling, for a cross country flight to log in flight hours. Aircraft lost engine power five minutes into flight. Pilot attempted to restart engine,…
- [Incident 19860102003839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860102003839I), Jan 2, 1986: Cessna 152 (N89904), Columbus, MS, Minor damage. Precautionary landing being made due to power fluctuations. Porpoised on landing, forced aircraft to ground.

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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