Cessna 152 N93085
8 November 1988 · Vandalia, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 November 1988 at about 01:10 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93085 was involved in an accident near Vandalia, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vandalia, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vandalia (VLA)
- Coordinates
- 38.9802, -89.1001
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N93085
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vandalia → Cahokia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI89DEV01
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH APRX 5 MIN AFTER THE PLT TOOK OFF FROM AN EN ROUTE ARPT DRG A NIGHT, X-COUNTRY TRAINING FLT. HE REVERSED COURSE BACK TOWARD THE DEPARTURE ARPT WITH THE ENG PROVIDING PARTIAL POWER. WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND ON RWY 18, THE ENG CEASED PROVIDING POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD APRX 1/4 MI FROM THE ARPT. DRG THE LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO SOFT TERRAIN & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THE HOLD DOWN BOLTS FOR THE #3 CYLINDER HAD BROKEN & THE CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANK CASE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1988 | Cessna 152 II | Gilcrest, Colorado, United States | Larry J. Kuebrich | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Cessna 152 | Underwood, Iowa, United States | Sky Harbor | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1988 | Cessna 152 | Haleiwa, Hawaii, United States | Hickam-Wheeler Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1988 | Cessna 152 | East Liverpool, Ohio, United States | Central Air FLT. Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1988 | Cessna 152 | Upland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1988 | Cessna 152 | Tomball, Texas, United States | Merri Worth Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1988 | Boeing B-727-200A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 26 Jan 1988 | Cessna T310R | Urbana, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States | Hurst Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1988 | Cessna 421A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |