- Date
- November 4, 1985, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hughes, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68414Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851104055899A
- Case key
- 34112
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The training flt progressed normally until a loss of pwr forced the student pilot and instructor to make a forced landing to a plowed field short of theri destination airport. The subsequent landing substaintially damaged their aircraft. An engine inspection revealed that the 2554 hour engine sustained a failure of the no. 1 cylinder rod cap bolt. The rod bolt did not exhibit any pre-existing crac KS. The engine was examined 32 hours prior to the failure during an annual insp. The manufacturers recommended time between overhaul was exceeded by 554 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68414
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282288
- Airframe hours
- 2,554
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235 SERIES, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John M. Angel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1984 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- LIT · Little Rock, AR
- Destination
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,250 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 60 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 30 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 N68414 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.