# NTSB ATL88LA179: Cessna 152, N94533, Conway, SC, May 20, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 20, 1988, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Conway, SC
- Coordinates: 33.830078, -79.039321 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8301&lon=-79.0393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA179
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7764/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA179

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise
  - engine assembly,piston - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A DROP IN ENGINE RPM.  AFTER A SERIES OF BANGS THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A ROUGH FIELD.  THE ENGINE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT NO. 1 PISTON HAD FAILED.  THE ENGINE HAD 43 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME SINCE THE OVERHAUL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94533](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94533-1994-07-19), registration cancelled 1994-07-19, S/N 15285708 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285708
- Airframe hours: 4034
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: N. Amer. Inst. Of Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 20, 1988, 43 hours before
- Departed: CONWAY, SC

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 200 total, 152 in this make and model, 125 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRE

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880520017739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880520017739A), May 20, 1988: Cessna 152, Conway, SC, Substantial damage. Power failure on avionic maintenance flight. Crash landed in rough field. No tire tracks before impact.

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.

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