- Date
- July 17, 1991, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Springwater, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6489BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910717027699A
- Case key
- 36966
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Probable cause
The on ground collision with trees during a forced landing after the pilot experienced an engine failure due to a broken exhaust valve.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that while maneuvering the airplane at about 700 feet AGL the engine quit. The pilot made a forced landing in a field and before he was able to stop, the airplane hit trees. Examination of the engine revealed the number four exhaust valve failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6489B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283940
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- State Aerial Farm Statistics
- Registered owner
- State Aerial Farm Statistics
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- DSV · Dansville, NY
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,160 total · 550 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 61 °F
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 N6489B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.