- Date
- July 7, 1992, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Woodstock, CT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68215Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920707023989A
- Case key
- 11812
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder and the inadvertent aerodynamic stall that occurred during the precuationary landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was en route to her destination when she said, ' the engine seemed to be losing power, and the engine had a soft abnormal sound.' The pilot said she performed the standard emergency procedures which included the use of carburetor heat, but all were unsuccessful. She stated that she noticed an airport below her, and made two attempts to land, but was unsuccessful. On the third attempt the airplane stalled, and struck a 75 foot tree before it fell to the ground. Examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed a quarter inch crack in the number four cylinder where the barrel and head are joined. The cylinder is a chrome plated cylinder and is required by the engine manufacturer as per the service letter to be overhauled at 2400 hours. The engine had accumulated 888 hours since major overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68215
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282191
- Airframe hours
- 4,271
- Engine
- Avco Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Northstar Aero Services
- Registered owner
- Northstar Aero Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 8, 1992 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- 7B9 · Ellington, CT
- Destination
- MHT · Manchester, NH
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CT04 · Toutant, runway 18, 1,800 × 60 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 140.5 total · 136.6 in this make and model · 56.2 as pilot in command · 52.5 in the last 90 days · 13.5 in the last 30 days · 1.3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORW, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.