- Date
- September 21, 1984, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N65484Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840921052739A
- Case key
- 31195
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flt experienced eng failure and made a forced landing in a field, substantially damaging the aircraft. Post crash examination of the engine revealed the number three connecting rod separated from the crankshaft when the connecting rod bolts failed. Metallurgical examination of the bolts revealed they had been subjected to extreme heat causing softening of the bolt material and subsequent failure in an overstress condition. The connecting rod was also found to have been overheated in the area of the bearing between the connecting rod and crankshaft indicating failure and overheating of the bearing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65484
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281581
- Airframe hours
- 2,614
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Orlando Aero Club Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 3, 1983 · 91 hours before
- Departed
- ABY · Albany, GA
- Destination
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 88 total · 88 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,100 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO, 15 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.
Other investigations on N65484 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.