# NTSB MKC90LA054: Cessna 152, N67366, Crane Lake, MN, February 19, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 19, 1990, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Crane Lake, MN
- Coordinates: 48.259887, -92.48043 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2599&lon=-92.4804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC90LA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34932/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA054

## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY.   FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:   TERRAIN CONDITIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## 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
  - engine assembly,connecting rod bolt - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLT ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY, THE ENGINE FAILED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A REMOTE/SWAMPY AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THE #3 CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED. THE ENG HAD A TOTAL FLT TIME OF 2455 HRS & 1752 HRS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67366](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67366-1999-05-18), registration cancelled 1999-05-18, S/N 15281783 (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: 15281783
- Airframe hours: 2455
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Ely Aire, Inc
- Registered owner: Ely Aire Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed: INL, INTL FALLS, MN
- Destination: ELO, ELY, MN
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 78 total, 68 in this make and model, 18 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: INL, 40 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 19900219002379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900219002379A), Feb 19, 1990: Cessna 152, Crane Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Rod bolt backed off and engine threw a rod. Aircraft nosed over on forced landing. Student crosscountry flight.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.