# NTSB CHI79FET30: Cessna 152, N24489, East Chicago, IN, September 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1979
- Place: East Chicago, IN · EAST CHICAGO, IN
- Location: 41.6481° N, 87.4529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Chicago, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6481&lon=-87.4529&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FET30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2404   79/9/9    EAST CHICAGO,IN     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 1196
        TIME - 1830                    N24489              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHICAGO,IL                  GARY,IN                      FRANFORT,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- LOOSE CONNECTION ON OIL INLET LINE AT OIL COOLER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24489](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24489-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 15280284, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790909028119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909028119A), Sep 9, 1979: Cessna 152, East Chicago, IN, Substantial damage. Engine smoked, lost oil pressure. Made emergency landing in lake. Found loose oil line at top of oil cooler.

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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