# NTSB FTW89LA044: Cessna 152, N4745B, Ore City, TX, January 31, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 31, 1989, 00:58 local (06:58 UTC)
- Place: Ore City, TX
- Location: 32.8009° N, 94.7187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ore City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8009&lon=-94.7187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW89LA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22830/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA044

## Probable cause

SLIPPAGE OF THE CENTER CRANKSHAFT BEARING, WHICH RESULTED IN OIL STARVATION AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE #3 CONNECTING ROD.  CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE:  THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE ENGINE BEYOND THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED OVERHAUL PERIOD, THE DARK NIGHT, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROADWAY ALIGNMENT DURING THE LANDING, AND THE DITCH/CULVERTS.

## 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 - normal
  - maintenance,overhaul,major - not performed, company/operator management (contributing factor)
  - engine assembly,bearing - slipped (cause)
  - fluid,oil - starvation (cause)
  - engine assembly,connecting rod - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - roadway/highway
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4745B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4745B-1989-12-11), registration cancelled 1989-12-11, S/N 15283613 (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: 15283613
- Airframe hours: 4495
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gateway Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner: Gateway Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 8, 1988, 77 hours before
- Departed: SHV, SHREVEPORT, LA
- Destination: DAL, DALLAS, TX
- Airport: NONE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 93 total, 62 in this make and model, 41 as pilot in command, 93 in the last 90 days, 38 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GGG, 25 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19890131001359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890131001359A), Jan 31, 1989: Cessna 152, Ore City, TX, Substantial damage. Engine threw a connecting rod en route at night. Landed on road. Hit culverts. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N4745B (2)

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 MIA85FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA233), Aug 12, 1985: Cessna 152 (N4745B), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI82IA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82IA364), Sep 23, 1982: Cessna 152 (N4745B), Pontiac, MI, incident, minor damage

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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