LAX80DJA04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Honolulu, HI · November 18, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 18, 1979
Place
Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N89774Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791118036959A
Case key
132756

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3828  79/11/18 NR.HONOLULU,HI        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1740                    N89774              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 650 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            302 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR DRG SIM FORCED LNDG.NO SPARK FM L MAG,LWR SPARK PLUGS FOULED.18.4HRS SINCE LAST INSP.

Aircraft

Registration
N89774
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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