Cessna 152 N67803
25 August 1989 · Selbyville, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1989 at about 15:25 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N67803 was involved in an accident near Selbyville, Delaware, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Selbyville, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warrington (ON7)
- Coordinates
- 38.4704, -75.1704
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N67803
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Selbyville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO89LA073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE NUMBER FOUR EXHAUST LOBE ON THE CAMSHAFT AND POOR CONDITION (WEAR) OF THE NUMBER FOUR EXHAUST TAPPET. THE SOYBEAN CROP IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT HAD JUST CLIMBED OUT AFTER A BANNER PICKUP WHEN THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PLT ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE & THE ENG TEMPORARILY SMOOTHED OUT. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, THE ENG RAN ROUGH AGAIN & THE PLT RELEASED THE BANNER. THE ENG BEGAN A SEVERE VIBRATION, BACKFIRED, & QUIT RUNNING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT NOSED OVER DRG AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. AN ENG TEARDOWN REVEALED THE #4 EXHAUST LOBE OF THE CAMSHAFT WAS WORN & THAT THE $4 EXHAUST TAPPET WAS IN POOR CONDITION. ALSO, THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE #4 CONNECTING ROD HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1989 | Cessna 152 | York, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1989 | Cessna 152 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Button Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1989 | Cessna 152 | Plattsburgh, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1989 | Cessna 152 | Ravenna, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1989 | Cessna 152 | Lancaster, California, United States | West Coast Air Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Jul 1989 | Cessna 152 | Oneida, New York, United States | BFB Associates | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1989 | Cessna 152 | Townsend, Delaware, United States | Ervin S. Miller | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jun 1989 | Cessna 152 | Dover Afb, Delaware, United States | Sharon Battreall | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1989 | Enstrom F-28F | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Barbara Ohliger | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1988 | Cessna 177 | Milford, Delaware, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1988 | Cessna 150K | Selbyville, Delaware, United States | Atlantic Costal Aerial ADS | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Dover, Delaware, United States | Sheldon Milner | No injuries | - |